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FERC Pushes Grid Operators To Speed Power Access For AI Data Centers (via forbes.com)

FERC Moves to Speed Grid Access for AI Data Centers

FERC told six regional grid operators to speed transmission access for large users.
The order is aimed in part at surging demand from AI data centers.
Developers would pay the full cost of grid upgrades needed for their connections.

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DT Editorial Team·Jun 23, 2026·via fastcompany.com

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Connecticut AG, agencies ask FERC to cut Eversource, Avangrid RTO adder

Connecticut Pushes FERC to Cut Utility RTO Adder

Connecticut officials want FERC to remove a 0.5% transmission ROE adder.
They argue a 2025 state law makes ISO New England participation mandatory.
The complaint follows similar scrutiny of RTO adders in other states.
The case tests whether legacy incentives still apply after legal conditions change.

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DT Editorial Team·Jun 13, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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Appeals court upholds FERC decision ordering refunds from MISO transmission owners

Appeals Court Backs FERC Refund Order for MISO Grid Owners

The D.C. Circuit upheld FERC’s MISO return-on-equity ruling.
The court rejected arguments that refunds are limited to one 15-month period.
The decision could influence similar transmission disputes in New England.

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DT Editorial Team·Jun 12, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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FirstEnergy asks FERC to require data centers to pay for transmission interconnection costs

FirstEnergy Proposes Data Centers Pay Full Transmission Interconnection Costs

FirstEnergy proposes data centers pay full transmission interconnection costs, not spread across existing customers.
Model based on gas pipeline incremental pricing used for 25+ years.
Filing ahead of FERC's June 18 decision on large load interconnection rules.
Maven Solutions opposes, citing risk shift to customers.

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DT Editorial Team·Jun 9, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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Defensibility by design: What FERC Order 1920 requires

Why FERC Order 1920 Could Reshape Long-Term U.S. Grid Planning

FERC Order 1920 requires transmission operators to plan at least 20 years ahead and update those plans every five years.
The rule mandates multiple plausible scenarios and consideration of grid-enhancing technologies.
It also raises the bar for transparency, requiring planning decisions that can be explained and defended to stakeholders.

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DT Editorial Team·May 26, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·May 14, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 9, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 2, 2026·via pv-magazine.com

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 27, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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US summer generating capacity increases by 75 GW since 2025: FERC

U.S. adds 75 gigawatts of summer generating capacity as grid reliability outlook improves

FERC staff say U.S. summer generating capacity is up about 75 gigawatts year over year.
Most additions come from solar, wind and batteries, while retirements have slowed.
The Pacific Northwest, New England and part of western Texas still face extreme-condition risks.

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Eversource misclassified $385M transmission project to avoid scrutiny: ratepayer complaint

Ratepayer Advocates Challenge Eversource Over $385 Million New Hampshire Transmission Project

Ratepayer advocates filed a FERC complaint over Eversource’s $385 million X-178 project.
The complaint says the utility used an asset management classification to avoid tougher scrutiny.
Eversource says critics relied on outdated information and misread ISO-NE rules.
The case reflects broader concern over transmission costs and electric affordability.

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PJM market monitor opposes 1.3-GW gas plant deal between Hull Street, Rockland Capital

PJM Market Monitor Warns Data Center Demand Could Pull Gas Capacity Away From the Grid

Monitoring Analytics asked FERC to reject Hull Street Energy’s proposed purchase of two peaker plants totaling 1,267 MW.
The market monitor argues the plants could be redirected from PJM’s capacity market to serve data centers instead.
The case highlights a growing regulatory gap as data center electricity demand begins to reshape power-market assumptions.

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New England states urge FERC to advance $1.5B in ratepayer refunds

New England officials push FERC to keep $1.5 billion in transmission refunds moving

New England officials asked FERC to reject utilities’ request to delay roughly $1.5 billion in refunds.
FERC cut the region’s base transmission return on equity to 9.57% from 10.57% in a March 19 decision.
FERC has already extended the refund completion deadline to May 20, 2027.

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FERC orders American Efficient to pay $1.1B for ‘brazen fraud’

FERC orders $1.1 billion penalty in alleged American Efficient market fraud

FERC ordered American Efficient and affiliates to pay about $1.1 billion.
The commission says the companies sold efficiency resources they did not control or that were not additional.
American Efficient denies wrongdoing and says it complied with PJM rules.

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FERC tees up June decision on data center interconnection reform

FERC Sets June Timeline for Data Center Interconnection Action

FERC says it will address large-load and data center interconnection reforms in June.
The commission is focused on speed, legal durability and the boundary between federal and state authority.
The decision could materially affect how data center demand is integrated into the U.S. grid.

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FERC approves market rules for Champlain Hudson transmission project

FERC Clears Market Rules for Champlain Hudson Line Ahead of New York Launch

FERC approved tariff revisions needed to integrate CHPE into NYISO markets.
The 1,250-megawatt line is expected to begin delivering Canadian hydropower to New York City in May.
The project will provide 10.4 TWh a year under a 25-year NYSERDA contract.

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Terra-Gen to pay $5.6M to settle CAISO market manipulation charges

FERC settlement puts battery market conduct under a brighter spotlight

Terra-Gen will pay $5.6 million under a FERC-approved settlement
Regulators alleged the company avoided costly battery charging obligations during high-price periods
The company admitted a duty of candor violation but neither admitted nor denied anti-manipulation allegations
The case signals tighter scrutiny of battery behavior in wholesale power markets

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Entergy, Xcel, others seek to upend competitive transmission bidding in MISO, SPP

Transmission Fight Opens a New Front Over Grid Buildout in the Midwest

Utilities asked FERC to stop competitive bidding for regional transmission projects in MISO and SPP
The complainants say bidding adds 16 to 20 months to project development
Consumer and competition advocates argue eliminating bidding would weaken cost discipline

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States are already working on solutions to large-load challenges

States push back as data center demand reopens the fight over who controls huge new power loads

A policy fight is growing over who regulates giant new electricity loads such as data centers.
Virginia is cited as a state already moving to review interconnection rules and rate design.
The debate centers on reliability, jurisdiction and whether residential customers could bear the costs.

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Eversource, Avangrid ask FERC to stay $1.5B refund decision

New England utilities ask FERC to pause a $1.5 billion refund order

FERC cut the base ROE for New England transmission owners to 9.57%.
The ruling triggered about $1.5 billion in refunds tied to charges dating back to 2011.
Eversource and Avangrid want the decision stayed while litigation plays out.
The Maine Office of the Public Advocate says the decision lowers transmission rates by about $140 million annually.

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FERC urged to reject TeraWulf’s power plant purchase due to undisclosed Google ownership stake

FERC Faces New Pressure Over TeraWulf Plant Deal and Google's Reported Stake

Public Citizen and allied groups say Google's 14% stake in TeraWulf should have been disclosed to FERC.
The contested purchase involves the Morgantown Generating Station in Maryland.
The deal is tied to TeraWulf's plan for a large data center and power development at the site.

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US adds 26.6 GW of solar in 2025 as renewables dominate

US grid additions show solar still setting the pace

The US added 26,556 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025.
Solar and wind together supplied nearly 90% of new utility-scale capacity additions.
Solar now makes up 12.16% of total available installed US generating capacity.

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50 GW of data centers online at end of 2025, with MISO seeing strongest growth: FERC

FERC Snapshot Shows 50 GW of Data Centers Online, With MISO Growing Fastest

A FERC snapshot cited by Utility Dive says 50 GW of data centers were online at the end of 2025.
MISO showed the fastest growth, at 43% annually since 2020.
ERCOT, the Southwest Power Pool, and the Southeast also saw rapid expansion.
The figures suggest data center demand is becoming a central grid-planning issue.

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