FERC's New Large Load Interconnection Rules: Implications for Data Centers and Ratepayers
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Andrew Blok
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Former FERC chair Neil Chatterjee analyzes his former agency's recent orders on large load interconnection, focusing on how to deliver power to data centers while maintaining grid reliability. The article discusses implications for data centers, tech companies, ratepayers, and residential utility customers, with insights from Palmetto's Chief Governmental Affairs Officer on what these regulatory changes mean.
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· 2 pulledLast week my former agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, took a pretty significant step forward on the question of large load interconnection.
How do we get power to all of these data centers while maintaining r
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