The deal aims to ensure reliable power for Amazon’s growing Ohio data center operations while protecting AES Ohio customers.

The new process aims to address backlog of connection requests by considering planned generation resources.

The FERC approval comes amidst a broader inquiry by the agency into PJM’s handling of co-located loads and their impact on the transmission system.

Data centers in the Western Interconnection are dominating the grid connection queues, accounting for nearly 80% of total requests from large load customers.

One area where many stakeholders find agreement on co-location policies – the need for clearer rules from PJM.

RMI champions co-locating data centers with gas generators and renewables to boost grid reliability and cut emissions.

Virginia’s data center boom is sparking a heated interstate dispute over how to assign costs for billions of dollars in grid upgrades.

The Electric Power Supply Association, PJM Power Providers Group, and several generation companies are stepping up their opposition to PJM’s rules on the co-location of load.

LSP Digital’s proposal to shift Doswell Generating Station’s capacity to a behind-the-meter data center faces opposition from the PJM Independent Market Monitor.

The decision reinforces FERC’s focus on standardized interconnection processes and the high hurdle for non-conforming agreements.

The company alleges PJM rules discriminate against generators serving fully isolated co-located loads.

Talen argues ‘flawed’ analysis jeopardizes U.S. energy security.

Potomac Economics Ltd., in comments filed with FERC on Dec. 11, urged FERC to overhaul its interconnection and rate policies as massive electricity loads increasingly cluster with power generators.

The tech giant is pushing for more co-location of loads with generators, arguing it’s not about cost-cutting, but faster, smarter grid integration.

The GOP representative said that co-located energy production at data centers does not have to come at the expense of grid reliability.