Tracking data center development, grid reliability, and policy changes
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Governor Kathy Hochul issued New York's first statewide pause on discretionary environmental permits that are not already complete for new hyperscale data centers.
FERC launched a targeted proceeding for large-load integration in PJM, MISO, SPP, CAISO, ISO New England, and NYISO.
The Department of Energy extended emergency orders under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act authorizing utilities to direct data center backup generators to operate during grid emergencies.
As Winter Storm Fern stressed grids across the country, 13 governors joined the administration in demanding that data centers cover the costs of new generation capacity.
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