State Regulators Ponder Federal Role in Large Load Interconnections
From left: Gabriella Passidomo Smith, Florida PSC; Stacey Paradis, Illinois Commerce Commission; Kelsey Bagot, Virginia SCC; Brian Rybarik, Washington UTC; Kathryn Zerfuss, Pennsylvania PUC; Karen Kemerait, North Carolina Utilities Commission; Pradip Chattopadhyay, New Hampshire PUC | © RTO Insider
Nov 17, 2025
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State regulators say the push to give FERC jurisdiction over large load interconnections could leave the agency biting off more than it can chew around complex state-run processes, while failing to accomplish the intended goal of speeding approvals of hyperscale data centers.
