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FERC focused on large loads and clearing out older proceedings during its September meeting, with two of three current members saying they hoped to move a pending proceeding on co-located loads in the near future.
California energy officials are recognizing the need to work together to prioritize a long list of transmission and distribution interconnection projects as the state’s load growth accelerates due to expected data center development.
Exelon's CEO said on an earnings call that the company remains interested in the possibility of utility-owned generation.
The pace of load growth has picked up across Eversource Energy’s service territories in the Northeast, the company said during its second-quarter earnings call.
Data center applications are piling up in Pacific Gas and Electric’s territory, with some of the new load projected to come online in 2027.
With data centers contributing to surging load growth, a new report suggests that more Western utilities should adopt clean transition tariffs or even make the tariffs mandatory for certain large customers.
CAISO is asking the California Public Utilities Commission to consider issuing a new procurement order to meet the region’s electricity reliability needs from 2028-2032, citing significant forecasted load growth in those years.
IESO transmission planners are using “adaptive pathways” to account for uncertainty over future load growth.
Portland General Electric’s need for new resources by 2030 has grown by 16%, largely because of a decreased capacity contribution from batteries, particularly in winter.
A new analysis concludes there will not be enough computer chips produced in the entire world to supply the data centers projected to be built just in the United States.
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