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FERC tees up June decision on data center interconnection reform

Other open meeting takeaways: Chairman Swett is “perplexed” on PJM backstop auction; the agency rejected a renewable developer’s $44-million waiver request; and zombie dockets die.

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced it will act in June on the Department of Energy’s proposed reforms aimed at improving interconnection of data centers and other large loads to the transmission system. In the same meeting, Chairman Swett expressed confusion over the PJM back‑stop auction, the agency denied a renewable developer’s $44 million waiver request, and several inactive “zombie” dockets were closed.

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