Load Factor Newsby Hollis

Data centers, power demand and the policy fights over both.

Readings

Every column, newest first, grouped by month. Tags mark the level of government that made the decision: Federal, State, Commission, County or Grid.

November 20264 readings

  1. Florida PSC Denies Duke's Large-Load Tariff: A 20-Year Contract, but No Rate Behind ItLevel of government:Commission
  2. FERC Opens Its Environmental Review of a $139 Million Pipeline Expansion Built to Fuel a Texas Panhandle Data Center's Gas PlantLevel of government:Federal
  3. Oregon PUC Closes the Record on Pacific Power's Data Center Tariff: No Posted Rate, a Contract for Each Site, a Nov. 13 Target
  4. Georgia Power Tells the PSC to Give Its Staff's Fuel-Cost Rules 'No Weight' as the Data Center Pricing Review Nears a Hearing

October 20264 readings

  1. Glendale Annexes Project Eagle/Baccara, 6-1: Three Data Centers, 18 Gas Turbines and an APS Substation Come Into the CityLevel of government:County
  2. Ohio Supreme Court Lets Lordstown Hold a $3.6 Billion Data Center Under Its Moratorium: A Draft Site Plan Is Not a Permit ApplicationLevel of government:County
  3. NRC Draft EIS Leans Toward Licensing Fermi America's Four AP1000s for a Behind-the-Meter Data Center CampusLevel of government:Federal
  4. Texas's Large-Load Interconnection Rule Takes Effect Oct. 8: $50,000 a Megawatt to Get Studied, and a 20% Haircut to Walk AwayLevel of government:Grid

September 20263 readings

  1. FERC Accepts PJM's Data Center Backstop Auction, Then Suspends It Five Months Over Who PaysLevel of government:FederalGrid
  2. Virginia's Executive Order 22 Draws a 25-Megawatt Line for State Help; Local Approval at 25 MW Waits for the LegislatureLevel of government:Grid
  3. Stokes County Rezones 1,849 Acres Next to Belews Creek for Project Delta, 3-2, With No Megawatt Figure on the RecordLevel of government:County