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September 21, 2026 5 min read

State Grid Modernization Policy Q2 2026: Find Your State

NC Clean Energy Technology Center counted 47 interconnection-rule actions in Q2 2026. Why that count matters to equipment buyers and how to find your state's.

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September 14, 2026 9 min read

Gen-Tie Line Eminent Domain: 550 Feet Stops 1,053 MW

A Colorado judge found gen-tie line eminent domain unavailable on a wind interconnection route. 550 feet of easement holds up 1,053 MW of built turbines.

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September 10, 2026 8 min read

Virginia Makes Data Centers Pay for Their Own Substations

Virginia's SCC ordered a mandatory CIAC so large loads fund the substations built to serve them. What Case PUR-2026-00056 changes for equipment buyers.

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September 1, 2026 4 min read

CAISO Large Load Requirements: Reading the September Draft

CAISO’s September 24 drafts separate monitoring, tariff responsibilities and future technical work. What equipment buyers can establish from the record.

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August 31, 2026 6 min read

The First Data Center Utility Contract Disclosure Is Due

Georgia Power owes the PSC a public summary of its 3,200 MW OpenAI contract. The first data center utility contract disclosure tests what load is real.

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August 29, 2026 4 min read

PJM Bilateral Capacity Contracting: What Buyers Lose

PPL disclosures separate turbine reservations, load agreements and construction. Use those stages without treating them as equipment orders.

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August 27, 2026 8 min read

Data Center Islanding Interconnection Is the Harder Case

Data center islanding interconnection looks like less work for the utility. It is more. The protection scope nobody puts in the interconnection budget.

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August 15, 2026 8 min read

Data Center Load Pipeline vs Contracted: How to Discount It

Utility data center load pipeline vs contracted figures were counted differently by each utility in Q2 2026. How to discount a large-load GW number.

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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.

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August 12, 2026 5 min read

ERCOT Batch Zero: Verify the Project, Deposit Terms and Next Gate

ERCOT verification, Texas permitting and the adopted large-load rule have separate milestones. Check the project category before forecasting orders or refunds.

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August 9, 2026 2 min read

Large Load Resource Adequacy: What Six RTOs Told FERC

Six regional proceedings examine large-load service and resource adequacy. Separate proposals from effective tariffs and project requirements.

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July 29, 2026 14 min read

PJM Large Load Curtailment Rule: What FERC Kept

FERC rejected the PJM large load curtailment rule on Oct. 9, 2026 and kept the Large Load definition and registry. What that means for buyers.

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