US-based grid operator PJM Interconnection has entered a multiyear collaboration with Google and Tapestry to deploy AI capabilities for a more efficient electricity system.
The partnership will focus on optimising PJM’s planning process for integrating new generation resources into the electrical grid.
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Tapestry, an Alphabet-incubated project, will focus on developing a suite of AI models and tools powered by Google Cloud and Google DeepMind.
These innovations will enable PJM to link energy sources to its grid more quickly, aiming to enhance power reliability and affordability for 67 million people across 13 US states and the District of Columbia.
The initiative will significantly reduce the time required to process new interconnection applications, enabling a swift response to the growing demand for electricity within PJM’s service area.
PJM pperations, planning and security executive vice-president Aftab Khan stated: “Innovation will be critical to meeting the demands on the future grid, and we’re leveraging some of the world’s best capabilities with these cutting-edge tools to further reduce completion times for new service requests.”
By integrating existing databases and tools into a unified model of PJM’s network, Tapestry will create a secure platform for grid planners and project developers to collaborate effectively. This platform will expedite data ingestion and grid planning.
Tapestry’s AI automation and planning tools will support the rapid and reliable integration of diverse energy sources, which are currently in the PJM interconnection queue, onto the grid.
The collaboration aligns with PJM’s ongoing automation efforts and the reformed interconnection process initiated in July 2023.
Google Data Center energy head Amanda Peterson Corio stated: “We see the opportunity to help secure America’s electricity needs with the many resources seeking to provide energy to the grid, and believe this work with PJM is a great catalyst for innovation across the United States.”
In early 2025, PJM forecasted peak US summer demand to rise 58GW by 2035 due to the expansion of AI.
