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FERC Directs NERC Action on Data Center Reliability Standards, Presses Western Grid ...
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Fusion42 · 16 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
FERC ordered NERC to develop reliability standards for data centers and large computational loads by year-end, with a March 2027 work plan deadline; separately directed SPP and CAISO to coordinate operations along their market seam ahead of Markets Plus and EDAM launches, and adopted new permitting categorical exclusions for hydropower projects.
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If you're operating large data centres or AI compute clusters, you now have 5.5 months to understand what FERC's new standards will demand—and NERC's working groups have already flagged the gaps; start mapping your grid footprint and reserve capacity now, because compliance deadlines and interconnection queues won't move for you.
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