September 3, 2026 8 min read TVA Data Center Rate Lands Oct 1 on 153 Distributors The TVA data center rate takes effect October 1 above 153 municipal and cooperative distributors that deliver 99% of the load it prices. TVAlarge load tariffdata centers Read Analysis DistroForge Research
August 22, 2026 8 min read USDA Will Forgive 40% of These Rural Utility Loans. The Match Cannot Be Borrowed. The USDA rural utility loan program 2026 forgives up to 40% of a loan. Letters of interest are rolling from September 8, and the match cannot be debt. USDARUScooperatives Read Analysis DistroForge Research
August 17, 2026 11 min read How to Write Or Equal Specification Language Or equal specification language decides whether you get three bids or one. What a performance spec has to state, and the review process that keeps equal honest. procurement strategyspecificationscompetitive bidding Read Analysis DistroForge Research
August 13, 2026 7 min read What Public Grid Data Can't Tell You About Interconnection GridSolver scores 66,000 neighborhoods on DER value. It is the best free public grid data yet, and it cannot tell you whether you can interconnect. DERgrid datahosting capacity Read Analysis DistroForge Research
August 4, 2026 6 min read Cooperative Utility Data Center Load Meets a 936 MW Fleet A cooperative utility data center load of 1.8 GW is landing on a G&T that owns 936 MW. What Kentucky's public dockets show muni and co-op buyers. data centerscooperativesmunicipal utilities Read Analysis DistroForge Research
June 28, 2026 6 min read SPP Western Interconnection Expansion: The Procurement Read SPP's Western Interconnection expansion put nine co-ops, munis, and WAPA on one grid. Here is what the RTO buildout means for equipment procurement. SPPRTO expansionWestern Interconnection Read Analysis DistroForge Research