3 sources FirstEnergy asked FERC to make data centers pay directly for the transmission upgrades they require through 15Read More
Capacity & Wholesale Markets
Policy & Markets
Regulatory
ERCOT Board Endorses ‘Batch Zero’ Rules to Study 100 GW of a 450 GW Data Center Load Queue
2 sources ERCOT's board endorsed its Batch Zero framework on June 2, 2026, approving rules to study up to 100 GW Read More
Policy & Markets
Regulatory
State & Local Regulation
Pennsylvania PUC Approves PPL Electric $275 Million Rate Increase
4 sources Pennsylvania utility regulators approved a $275 million annual rate increase for PPL Electric Utilities on June 4, 2026, alongside Read More
3 sources The EU cleared Spain's 9 billion euro, ten-year capacity mechanism on May 29, 2026, giving Red Electrica authority to Read More
3 sources LADWP reopened its Commercial Energy Storage to Grid pilot, the nation's first municipal V2G program, Read More
4 sources FERC withdrew its 2021 demand response opt-out inquiry and terminated the proceeding, keeping the rule that blocks Read More
FERC & Federal
Policy & Markets
Regulatory
FERC Votes 5-0 to Double Gas Pipeline Permit Thresholds to $30M
4 sources FERC voted 5-0 to raise natural gas pipeline blanket certificate thresholds to $30M automatic and $86M Read More
Emergency & Local Government
Grid Services & Demand Response
Microgrids
Policy & Markets
Regulatory
DOE Office of Electricity Opens C-MAP Round 2 With $3.5 Million
4 sources DOE opened C-MAP Round 2 with $3.5M for community microgrid technical assistance, targeting data centers and critical-mineral Read More
Data Centers
Grid Capacity
Grid Connection & Reliability
Policy & Markets
Regulatory
DOE Issues Emergency Order Authorizing PJM
4 sources DOE Emergency Order 202-26-23 authorized PJM to dispatch backup generators at data centers and large Read More
Data Centers
Grid Capacity
Grid Connection & Reliability
Power Electronics
Regulatory
Solid State Transformers
Standards & Compliance
NEC Article 706 and the 800 VDC Data Center Distribution Code Gap
4 sources NEC Article 706 caps DC defaults at 100 V. Deploying 800 VDC data centers requires AHJ variances most US Read More