Build a Policy Package
Configure the coal moratorium, DC interruptibility program, and self-generation structure. See the cost, reliability, and emissions impact update in real time. Can you find a package that's reliable, affordable, and clean?
How much coal capacity stays online. More coal = more firm capacity, but more emissions.
2032 plan retires all coal. 2028 plan keeps 10 GW. Current fleet = 20 GW.
Fraction of 30 GW DC load that agrees to curtail during grid stress events. Higher enrollment = fewer shortage hours.
5,400 MW enrolled — eliminates all deficit hours
How data centers source their power. Behind-the-meter removes load from PJM but may cannibalize existing generation.
Grid-Connected PPA: 30 GW new generation added to PJM supply stack.
The Three-Way Tradeoff
Start with "Do Nothing" and watch the grid fail: 324 hours of unserved energy, zero cost, zero emissions. Now hit "Gas-Only" — reliable at 29 hours deficit, but $3.22B/year and you still have coal emissions. The "Recommended Package" gets you to 0 deficit hours for a fraction of the gas cost, using a coal moratorium plus an 18% interruptibility program.
The slider reveals a sharp nonlinearity: interruptibility buys almost nothing from 0-5%, then eliminates nearly all deficit hours by 18%. Beyond 18% you're paying for curtailment capacity you'll never use. That 18% sweet spot is the single most important finding in this study — and it only emerges when you model the full stochastic dispatch, not deterministic peak-hour planning.
Now try "BTM Taking Nuclear" and watch what happens to reliability. Behind-the-meter sounds clean until data centers cannibalize existing nuclear capacity, removing 5 GW of firm generation from the grid. The cure becomes worse than the disease.