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Large Load Interconnection

Ratepayers

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A $2.8 billion line, an $80 million deposit, and one 250 MW customer

Aug 18, 2026

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A $2.8 billion line, an $80 million deposit, and one 250 MW customer

A billion-dollar transmission line, a refundable advance under $80 million, and a pledge that says none of this reaches your bill.

Julian Green
Julian Green

PJM Interconnection

+9

The gas bridge is becoming the house

Aug 4, 2026

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The gas bridge is becoming the house

Enverus says 40% of new data center capacity is going off-grid — but the gas demand attached to that same forecast describes a bridge carrying far less weight than the headline implies.

Julian Green
Julian Green

PJM Interconnection

+8

The pledge doesn't set your rate. Here's what does.

Jul 28, 2026

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5 min read

The pledge doesn't set your rate. Here's what does.

Twenty-three governors signed a promise in Washington. The documents that actually allocate cost were signed in Richmond, Atlanta, and Albany — most of them before the pledge existed.

Julian Green
Julian Green

PSD Permit

+14

90 Gigawatts Announced. 2 Gigawatts Running.

Jul 14, 2026

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4 min read

90 Gigawatts Announced. 2 Gigawatts Running.

Behind-the-meter gas escaped the interconnection queue and walked straight into the Clean Air Act.

Julian Green
Julian Green

Energy Policy

+6

Five states, five answers to "who pays for the grid?"

Jun 30, 2026

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4 min read

Five states, five answers to "who pays for the grid?"

Everyone agrees the data center should foot its own bill. No two states agree on what that means — or when it starts.

Julian Green
Julian Green

Energy Policy

+10

FERC didn't pick winners. It started a 60-day clock.

Jun 23, 2026

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4 min read

FERC didn't pick winners. It started a 60-day clock.

The most consequential grid ruling in years is, on paper, an order to write more orders — and that's exactly why it matters.

Julian Green
Julian Green

Energy Policy

+7

FERC says it'll act by June. Watch for the number.

Jun 2, 2026

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4 min read

FERC says it'll act by June. Watch for the number.

One Commission order decides who carries the cost of the grid the AI build-out needs — and the rest of the ecosystem is already positioning around the answer.

Julian Green
Julian Green

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