FERC Tightens Data Center Grid Rules

FERC is pressing six regional grid operators to clarify or revise tariffs for large electricity users, including data centers, while requiring greater attention to adequacy, co-location, network-upgrade costs, and behind-the-meter power.

PJM is developing capacity auctions, registration requirements, and customer-funded resource options as it forecasts substantial demand growth and possible emergency curtailments. The changes could affect where data centers are built, how quickly they connect, and whether developers or other electricity customers pay for the required generation and grid upgrades.