FERC orders faster grid access for AI data centres
US federal energy regulators have ordered six regional grid operators to create faster connection processes for large power users, including AI data centres, seeking access to the high-voltage transmission system.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to require the operators to show how they will handle requests from large electricity users in a faster and more orderly way. The order applies to grid operators that serve about 200 million people, or roughly two-thirds of FERC’s jurisdiction.
AP News reported that FERC directed regional grid operators to ensure AI data centres and other large power users can connect to the transmission system in a timely and orderly manner.
FERC sets new grid requirements
Reutersreported that the order covers six regional grids under FERC jurisdiction and excludes Texas. Grid operators and transmission owners have 60 days to justify their current rules or propose changes. Those changes could include...
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