Even With Few Data Centers, Ferc Wants Large Load Tariff Changes in New England
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) initiated a show cause proceeding in June to ensure the tariff remains just and reasonable under the Federal Power Act.…
News Stories: Large Loads
July 27, 2026
July 13, 2026
TPUC Ignores Concerns About Large Electronic Load Ride Through Requirements
As previously reported the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) on July 9, 2026 approved ERCOT’s proposed Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) that…
July 6, 2026
Data Center Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature
On June 30, 2026 Data Center bill A796 passed both houses. See also identical Bill Number: S731. The bill now awaits New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill’s signature or…
July 2, 2026
Comments Sought in Rulemaking for Interconnecting Electric Loads, Including Large Loads
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued a secretarial letter seeking comments from all interested parties regarding the possibility of promulgating…
June 15, 2026
PJM at an Inflection Point: What Energy Market Participants Need to Know Right Now
Where previous periods of market stress tended to concentrate around a single issue — a capacity market reform, a difficult year for fuel prices, a congestion problem —…
June 8, 2026
Large Load Estimates Questioned in Texas
The difference shows that a year after passage of S.B. 6, a Texas law requiring large loads pay the costs of connecting to the grid and implement demand response…
May 29, 2026
Commonwealth is Laser Focused on Large-Scale Generation and Storage Projects
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on May 27, 2025 announced a plan to attract the development of data centers in the state with incentives for operators that commit to…
May 26, 2026
PJM Granted Permission to Curtail Large Loads to Respond to Hot Weather Conditions
On May 17, 2026, PJM filed a request for emergency order under Federal Power Act, Section 202(c) with Department of Energy (DOE) requesting that the agency issues an…
State Supreme Court Appeal of Utility’s Data Center Agreement with Amazon Inches Forward
On May 21, 2026, the Supreme Court of Ohio filed a notice of assignment of Judge Terrance A. Nestor of the First District Court of Appeals to preside in the Supreme…
May 13, 2026
Final Order in Interconnection and Tariffs for Large Load Customers Issued
The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a final order reflecting the Motion of Chairman DeFrank adopted at the Commission’s April 30 Public Meeting re…
