Tagged

large load

22 articles

November 8, 2026 6 min read

Large Load Rules: Permit, Rate Schedule or Contract?

Large load rules use MW thresholds that measure different things. How a permit order, a rate schedule and a service agreement each set the terms.

large loaddata centerslarge load tariff

Read Analysis DistroForge Research

November 7, 2026 7 min read

MISO Large Load Requirements: What the FERC Filing Asks

MISO large load requirements filed at FERC cover telemetry, PMUs, ramp limits and ride-through. Who pays, who is exempt, and what is still pending.

MISOlarge loaddata centers

Read Analysis DistroForge Research

October 31, 2026 5 min read

Interconnection Queue Reform 2026: What Each GW Counts

Interconnection queue reform 2026 produced three kinds of numbers: a PJM study group, an ERCOT pause and an ESIG report. How to read each one.

interconnection queuePJMERCOT

Read Analysis DistroForge Research

October 24, 2026 5 min read

California SB 886: Who Pays for Data Center Transmission

California SB 886 sets a January 2028 CPUC tariff deadline and assigns transmission upgrade costs to data centers. What the statute requires.

CaliforniaCPUCdata centers

Read Analysis DistroForge Research

October 21, 2026 6 min read

New York Data Center Moratorium: No End Date Yet

New York's data center moratorium runs on two clocks: an executive order with no end date and a bill not delivered to the Governor as of Oct. 21, 2026. What each covers.

data centersNew Yorklarge load

Read Analysis DistroForge Research

October 19, 2026 4 min read

NERC Computational Load Standards Pass Final Ballot

NERC's computational load standards passed final ballot Oct. 14. What CLO-003-1 asks of whoever owns the main power transformer at a 50 MW-plus, 100 kV-plus data center site.

NERCcomputational loadCLO-003-1

Read Analysis DistroForge Research

October 11, 2026 6 min read

Large Load Contract Terms: Kentucky Power's 1 GW Deal

Large load contract terms in Kentucky Power's amended TeraWulf deal: customer-funded bill credits, plant financing and collateral, subject to PSC approval.

kentuckyaepdata-centers

Read Analysis DistroForge Research

October 9, 2026 4 min read

Data Center Construction Equipment Constraint: 3 Risks

CBRE flags a data center construction equipment constraint, Ceres counts power-plant water withdrawals, and a noise suit targets operating gear.

data centerslarge loadMEP equipment

Read Analysis DistroForge Research

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.

virginiadominiondata-centers

Read Analysis DistroForge Research

September 9, 2026 9 min read

Pennsylvania Data Center Executive Order 2026-05 Decoded

Pennsylvania data center executive order 2026-05 closes the permit fast lane and names both PJM cost dockets. The procurement read for equipment buyers.

pennsylvaniadata-centerslarge-load

Read Analysis DistroForge Research

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.

CAISOlarge loaddata centers

Read Analysis DistroForge Research

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.

data centerslarge loadregulatory

Read Analysis DistroForge Research