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April 2, 2026

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AEP
White House, Data Center Pledges Signify Little; The Real Risks Lie Elsewhere
The White House meeting and associated industry pledge were perhaps good theater, but would have been much more valuable a year or two ago, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
NERC
NERC to Trial MSPPTF Recommendations in Large Loads Project
A new standards development project will be a testbed for some of the proposals by NERC's Modernization of Standards Processes and Procedures Task Force.
Meta
N.J. Bills Targeting Balcony Solar, Nuclear and PJM Move Ahead
New Jersey legislators backed a bill that would require operators of AI data centers and crypto mining facilities to run them with clean energy and submit an energy use plan to the state.
NERC
NERC: Large Load Responses Show Action Needed from ERO
Summarizing the findings from its 2025 Level 2 alert on large loads, NERC warned most entities have not met its recommendations.
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Virginia Legislature Wraps Up, Passes Clean Energy Bills
The Virginia General Assembly wrapped up its session and Democrats used the power they won in November's elections to push through bills favoring clean energy as the state faces significant load growth from data centers.
Monitoring Analytics
Monitor Urges PJM to Make Data Centers Bear Grid Burden
PJM’s Independent Market Monitor warned the cost of wholesale power in the RTO will continue to rise with the rapid addition of data center load without enough capacity to serve it.
Microsoft
CAISO Developing Large Loads Technical Standards
Although large loads are not new to California or the West, CAISO is formulating technical standards that address their potential boom over the coming years.
Texas RE
AI’s Rapid Growth Increases Risks to U.S. Grid
A speaker at a recent Texas RE webinar discussed the potential risks posed by the growth of artificial intelligence.
Tesla
Utilize the Grid Better to Save $100B+, New Coalition Urges
A new industry coalition calling itself Utilize has begun a campaign to make electricity less expensive and quicker to connect by unlocking underused grid capacity.
InfraPartners, Emerald AI
Emerald AI, InfraPartners Team up to Deploy Flexible Data Centers
InfraPartners and Emerald AI's new partnership aims to embed flexibility from the start in data centers, which can make the facilities work much more smoothly with the power grid.

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