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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 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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July 27, 2026 9 min read

Ratepayer Protection Act Passes House: Data Centers

The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act, H.R. 9340, 417-3 (House Clerk). What the proposed data center cost standard would ask covered utilities to consider.

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July 4, 2026 6 min read

Data Center Load Flexibility Is Now an Equipment Spec

Data center load flexibility trades curtailable load for faster interconnection, and utilities enforce it with owned breakers and relays. The procurement read.

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June 24, 2026 5 min read

FERC Large Load Interconnection Order: 6 RTOs on the Clock

The FERC large load interconnection order gives six RTOs 60 days to rewrite data center tariffs. What the show-cause ruling means for equipment buyers.

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June 19, 2026 5 min read

AI Ratepayer Protection Meets State Utility Law

The AI ratepayer protection pledge is voluntary. State utility regulation, not Washington, decides who gets to buy power directly. A procurement read.

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