Third Supplemental Notice of Commissioner-Led Technical Conference: 2026 Reliability Technical Conference, October 21, 2026 (agenda; Panel 1 on integrating large loads)
Topics in the text: Reliability and curtailment
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Panel 1 asks how to model and plan for data centers and AI campuses.
How should entities model and plan for the rapid emergence of large, energy-intensive loads, such as data centers and AI compute campuses Source text
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Panel 1 asks how data centers' flat load shape affects fuel security for capacity resources.
Given the high load factor of data centers, what are utilities and RTOs/ISOs doing to ensure that resources used to meet capacity requirements have secure fuel sources Source text
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The conference runs October 21, 2026, 10:00 am to 2:40 pm, at FERC headquarters.
on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, from 10:00 am to 2:40 pm Eastern Daylight Time Source text
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Merits discussion of pending dockets, including PJM's large load filings, will be curtailed.
Any discussion on the merits of such proceedings will be curtailed. Source text
Responses and related views
How does a new load forecast change the capacity purchase?
Chairman Laura Swett · Related public statement
Swett asked the October reliability panel how to model the scale and operating patterns of large loads. She pointed out that the forecast determines how much generation is procured and therefore influences market prices.
Chang questions the incentive to stay flexible after connection
Commissioner Judy Chang · Related public statement
Chang asked why a data center would voluntarily disconnect once connected if each interrupted megawatt-hour was very costly. She invited utilities and operators to explain what would make a flexibility commitment credible.
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opening text · Topic match: Reliability and curtailment
This panel may include a discussion of the following topics and questions: How should entities model and plan for the rapid emergence of large, energy-intensive loads, such as data centers and AI compute campuses, whose scale, timing, and operational characteristics challenge traditional…
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