Tag: interconnection
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On June 18, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a landmark suite of six “show cause” orders directed at the nation’s major Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs). This action targets the “unprecedented growth” of large loads, such as data centers and industrial electrification, which FERC warns are currently being…
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is transitioning from a sequential interconnection study process to a centralized Batch Study Process for Large Load Interconnection (LLI) requests. This shift addresses the “restudy loop” inherent in the previous paradigm, where individual studies often became invalid as neighboring loads changed status, leading to constant rework and uncertainty.…