What does the PJM auction mean for the future of data centers and clean energy?

A live conversation on market signals, bottlenecks, and the race to build clean power for AI data centers

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PJM’s latest capacity auction has reignited questions about whether U.S. power markets are equipped to handle the explosive demand from data centers — especially those powering artificial intelligence.

For developers, policymakers, and energy operators, the results raise critical questions: are auctions like PJM’s incentivizing new clean generation, or does the rise of AI data centers require real reform in power market design?

In this live conversation, former FERC commissioner Allison Clements and Latitude founding reporter Maeve Allsup will unpack the implications of PJM’s results and what they reveal about the broader challenges of powering data centers with clean energy.

We’ll explore whether PJM is a one-off case or a harbinger for other regions, how interconnection bottlenecks and transmission delays are slowing progress, and whether today’s market mechanisms are accelerating — or hampering — the shift to cleaner power.

Bring your questions or submit them ahead of time to editors@latitudemedia.com.

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Who should attend

IPPs
Data center developers and operators
Energy operators
AI tech vendors
Policymakers and regulators

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Maeve Allsup
Latitude Media

Maeve Allsup

Senior Reporter

Latitude Media

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Maeve Allsup is Latitude Media’s founding reporter. She was previously a tech reporter at Morning Brew, where she covered tech policy and regulation, as well as the EV industry. Earlier in her career she spent several years as a legal reporter, covering California’s courts for Bloomberg Industries, where she broke news about Activision Blizzard, Google, Uber, and others.
Before moving to California, Maeve lived in Santiago, Chile for several years where she created content for an international education company and worked as a freelance journalist.
Maeve studied International Relations at American University in Washington, D.C., where she specialized in environmental policy and conflict resolution. She is based in San Francisco.

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Allison Clements
804 Advisory

Allison Clements

Principal

804 Advisory

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Allison Clements is a partner with digital infrastructure advisory firm ASG and Principal of 804 Advisory, where she focuses on the intersection of market design, policy and technological innovation. She advises clients in the data center development and energy sectors on opportunities across the two industries. Allison served as a Commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from 2020 to 2024. There, she worked to reform regional transmission planning and cost allocation, began reform of grid interconnection queues, championed technological innovation, and focused on evolving market rules to more accurately reflect changing grid needs. Prior to FERC, Allison was a federal energy policy advocate and strategist after beginning her career in private legal practice. She has served as an energy expert in several capacities including currently as a member of advisory committees at the National Academies of Sciences and National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Allison lives with her family in Washington, DC.

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EVENT DETAILS

Thursday, August 28

2:00PM – 3:00 PM ET

Latitude Dispatches bring attendees timely, crucial insights on breaking stories in the clean energy industry. Bring your questions for Latitude reporters, editors, and external experts, or submit them ahead of time to editors@latitudemedia.com.

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