The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied a revised Interconnection Service Agreement (ISA) proposed for an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center linked to Talen Energy’s Susquehanna Nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. The proposal sought to increase co-located load capacity from 300 MW to 480 MW, but FERC voted 2-1 against it, with concerns about fairness…
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has approved a historic $7.7 billion plan to expand and strengthen transmission capacity across its 14-state region. As the largest initiative in SPP’s history, the 2024 Integrated Transmission Plan addresses rising electricity demand, shifts in energy generation, and the need for greater grid resilience against extreme weather events. With 89…
The PJM Interconnection (PJM) is planning to ask the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to delay its 2026-2027 delivery year capacity auction by six months in response to a complaint that challenged the grid operator’s failure to reflect reliability must-run (RMR) power plants in its capacity auctions. RMR power plants are plants that have operated…
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve new tariff revisions that would implement separate planning reserve margins for the summer and winter seasons, replacing the current single margin for both. This move is designed to help utilities better prepare for seasonal differences; particularly as extreme winter weather…
