Federal energy regulator's decision set for June to propose large-load interconnection rule could reshape US transmission planning, reallocate upgrade costs and boost utility infrastructure expansion
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plans action on proposal to expand oversight of AI-driven data center grid connections as utilities accelerate transmission upgrades.
With interconnection queues topping 2,000 GW of capacity, firms aim to expand engineering and advisory services upstream of transmission and generation construction
Private equity firm Littlejohn is backing grid consultant GDS as interconnection queues and power demand reshape when transmission, generation and substation projects reach construction.
Joule Capital Partners, with Caterpillar and Wheeler Machinery, plan what they say is Utah’s largest data center campus, pairing gigawatt-scale on-site power with unprecedented construction scope.
US Energy Dept. needs analysis estimates that 47,300 GW-miles of new lines must be built by 2035, a 57% increase, as renewable sources expand—but study says grid investment has steadily declined since 2015.
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, operating in 15 states, will bid 18 new transmission projects to connect 56 GW of clean power and add weather hardening.