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PJM-Oklo Fight Puts AI Power Bottleneck on Display

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · 6 min

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PJM and Oklo are headed to FERC over a 750-MW advanced-nuclear-plus project dropped from the interconnection queue, while AI-driven battery deployments and Keppel’s Tokyo data-center acquisition show how compute growth is reshaping power and capital plans.

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PJM and Oklo are headed to FERC over a 750-MW advanced-nuclear-plus project dropped from the interconnection queue, while AI-driven battery deployments and Keppel’s Tokyo data-center acquisition show how compute growth is reshaping power and capital plans.

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