Regulatory Pulse

Six regional grid markets connected through large-load tariff and planning policy
Grid Pulse | June 21, 2026 — FERC Hits All Six RTOs With Show Cause Orders on Large Load Rules
On June 18, 2026, FERC issued Section 206 show cause orders to all six RTOs/ISOs, giving them 60 days to justify or reform the tariffs that govern how data centers... Read more...
Data-center large load, nearby generation and transmission studied under new grid tariffs
Grid Pulse | June 20, 2026 — FERC Puts All Six Grid Operators on the Clock for Large Loads
On June 18, 2026, FERC issued show cause orders under Section 206 to all six RTOs/ISOs, giving them 60 days to justify or reform how data centers and other large... Read more...
Six regional grid markets connected through large-load tariff and planning policy
Grid Pulse | June 19, 2026 — FERC Orders All Six RTOs to Justify or Reform Large-Load Tariffs in 60 Days
FERC issued tailored Section 206 show cause orders to all six U.S. RTOs/ISOs on June 18, 2026, giving each operator 60 days to justify or reform how data centers and... Read more...
Data-center large load, nearby generation and transmission studied under new grid tariffs
Grid Pulse | June 18, 2026 — FERC's Large Load Deadline Lands at Today's Open Meeting
FERC's self-imposed June 2026 deadline to act on its large load interconnection rulemaking (Docket RM26-4) reaches its final scheduled Open Meeting today, setting the national framework for how 20 MW-plus... Read more...
Six regional grid markets connected through large-load tariff and planning policy
Grid Pulse | June 17, 2026 — FERC's June Deadline Arrives on Large-Load Interconnection Reform
FERC's self-imposed June 2026 deadline to act on its large-load interconnection rulemaking (Docket RM26-4) lands this month, even as NERC's active Level 3 Essential Action Alert presses registered entities to... Read more...
Utility emergency operations coordinating transmission reliability through severe weather
Grid Pulse | June 16, 2026 — NERC Flags MISO and PJM at Elevated Summer Risk Despite Record Resource Additions
NERC's 2026 Summer Reliability Assessment finds that record resource additions have strengthened the summer outlook, but MISO, PJM, and WECC-Basin remain at elevated risk of operating reserve shortfalls as aggregate... Read more...
Grid operators managing record summer peak demand and emergency reserve dispatch
Grid Pulse | June 15, 2026 — PJM Fires a Hot Weather Alert for Its Western Region as Summer Demand Ramps
PJM issued a Hot Weather Alert for its Western region for June 14–15, the latest in a string of June heat alerts that lands squarely on the rising-demand, large-load risk... Read more...
Data-center large load, nearby generation and transmission studied under new grid tariffs
Grid Pulse | June 13, 2026 — FERC's Self-Imposed Deadline on Large-Load Rules Lands at the June 18 Open Meeting
FERC's June 11 Sunshine Notice sets the June 18, 2026 Open Meeting — the meeting that falls inside the Commission's self-imposed deadline to act on the Large Load Interconnection ANOPR... Read more...
Solar, wind and battery inverters modeled for reliable bulk-power system integration
Grid Pulse | June 12, 2026 — FERC Finalizes IBR Ride-Through Rules: What Every Grid Operator Needs to Know
On June 5, 2026, FERC approved a final rule establishing mandatory reliability standards for inverter-based resources (IBRs) — the most consequential grid reliability action targeting wind and solar generators in... Read more...
Electric-grid cybersecurity alert monitoring protected control systems and compliance risks
Grid Pulse | June 10, 2026 — FERC Locks In New CIP Cyber Standards: Virtualization, Low-Impact Passwords, a Redefined Control Center
On June 5, FERC approved a package of updated NERC CIP Reliability Standards that clear the way for secure virtualization on the bulk power system, tighten password and intrusion-detection requirements... Read more...
Regional transmission governance and stakeholder decision-making across a multi-state grid
Grid Pulse | June 9, 2026 — FERC Calls a Technical Conference on How PJM Is Governed
FERC has set a Commission-led technical conference (Docket AD26-7-000) to examine PJM's governance and stakeholder process — a move that could reshape how the nation's largest grid operator approves the... Read more...
Six regional grid markets connected through large-load tariff and planning policy
Grid Pulse | June 8, 2026 — FERC's Large-Load Interconnection Rule Comes Due This Month
FERC has committed to act by June 2026 on its large-load interconnection rulemaking (Docket No. RM26-4-000), a decision that will reshape how data centers and other 20 MW-plus loads connect... Read more...