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Google, Xcel, others back MISO’s ‘zero injection’ large-load proposal
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (469+ words) The Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s proposal would fast-track reviews for generating projects that supply large loads that are served by the same substation, including colocated loads. MISO’s proposal is a partial response to FERC’s mid-June “show cause” orders finding that…...
EnerNex: large loads, new rules
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (416+ words) Image created using AI Google Gemini The rapid emergence of AI is changing that equation. Traditional data centers typically consumed power at a steady rate. Thousands of small IT loads smoothed out variations, allowing planners to model facilities using static…...
California sues Trump administration over offshore wind ‘extortion racket’
1+ week, 6+ day ago (414+ words) The state alleges the Trump administration “abuses its authority” by diminishing the value of offshore wind energy leases before it makes an “unrefusable offer” to developers. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission filed a lawsuit Friday…...
Property risk in natural resources: The shift from severity to duration
1+ week, 6+ day ago (13+ words) Utility Dive...
Data centers can vanish from the grid in seconds; reliability rules need to catch up
2+ week, 5+ day ago (399+ words) The loss of more than 3 GW of data center demand in Virginia shows why policy must address operational behavior, not just costs, writes AIxEnergy.io founder Brandon Owens. Brandon Owens is the founder of AIxEnergy.io, a platform providing data…...
FERC approves SPP ‘topology optimization’ plan for cutting grid congestion
3+ week, 3+ day ago (561+ words) The Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s power market has saved nearly $100 million this year under a similar approach for topology reconfiguration. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved the Southwest Power Pool’s proposal for using “topology optimization” to reduce grid…...
CAISO’s load-balancing EDAM math doesn’t add up, says CPUC staff
3+ week, 5+ day ago (505+ words) CAISO’s EDAM, the first Western day-ahead market, launched in May. PacifiCorp was EDAM’s inaugural non-CAISO participant and is still its only one, but is set to be joined by Portland General Electric on Oct. 1. “EDAM gross benefits for May and…...