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Morning Edition · Friday, June 19, 2026Published at 6:56 AM EDT · New York
FERC Action on Large-Load Interconnection Targets the Grid Bottleneck Behind AI Data Centers
A US regulator's decision on how big new loads connect to the grid speaks directly to the power constraint shaping where AI compute can be built.
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an action on large-load interconnection, the process by which very large new electricity consumers, including AI data centers, connect to the grid, according to a post on the NVI…
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