Regulatory Pulse

Regional transmission governance and stakeholder decision-making across a multi-state grid
Grid Pulse | June 7, 2026 — FERC Puts PJM Governance Under the Microscope: Commissioner-Led Conference Set for July 23
FERC issued a June 5 notice convening a Chairman and Commissioner-led technical conference on July 23, 2026 to examine PJM governance and stakeholder reforms — a rare, direct intervention into... Read more...
Large data-center campus connected to a monitored bulk-power transmission network
Grid Pulse | June 6, 2026 — NERC Sets an August 3 Clock on Computational-Load Reliability
NERC's Level 3 Essential Action Alert on computational loads requires TPs, PCs, TOs, BAs, RCs, and TOPs to report on seven modeling, commissioning, protection, and situational-awareness actions by August 3,... Read more...
Utility emergency operations coordinating transmission reliability through severe weather
Grid Pulse | June 5, 2026 — DOE Commits $850 Million to the Coal Fleet in a Single-Day Push
On June 4, 2026, DOE announced up to $500 million in Defense Production Act funds for 13 coal plants and export infrastructure, a separate $350 million coal modernization investment, and... Read more...
Data-center large load, nearby generation and transmission studied under new grid tariffs
Grid Pulse | June 4, 2026 — FERC's Large Load Rule Is Due This Month. The Clock Is Running on RM26-4.
FERC has committed to act this month on Docket RM26-4, the large load interconnection rulemaking — a decision that will reshape how data centers and other 20+ MW loads connect... Read more...
Six regional grid markets connected through large-load tariff and planning policy
Grid Pulse | June 3, 2026 — FERC's Large Load Ruling Is Due This Month: The Clock Is Running on RM26-4
FERC has committed to act on its large load interconnection rulemaking (Docket No. RM26-4-000) by the end of June 2026 — a decision that, alongside NERC's rare Level 3 Alert... Read more...
Grid planners modeling computational loads, protection settings and transmission impacts
Grid Pulse | June 2, 2026 — NERC Declares Computational Loads a Reliability Emergency: Level 3 Alert, August 3 Deadline
In May 2026, NERC issued a Level 3 Essential Action Alert requiring registered entities to address critical reliability risks from the rapid interconnection of computational loads to the Bulk Power... Read more...
Large data-center campus connected to a monitored bulk-power transmission network
Grid Pulse | June 1, 2026 — NERC's Historic Level 3 Alert: Data Center Loads Are Now a BPS Reliability Emergency
NERC issued only its third-ever Level 3 Essential Actions Alert on May 4, 2026, targeting sudden large-scale disconnections of computational loads (data centers) from the bulk power system, with seven... Read more...
Grid planners modeling computational loads, protection settings and transmission impacts
Grid Pulse | May 31, 2026 — NERC Level 3 Alert Targets Data Center Load Risks to BPS Reliability
NERC issued a rare Level 3 Essential Action Alert in May 2026 requiring Transmission Planners, Planning Coordinators, Transmission Owners, and Balancing Authorities to complete seven near-term mitigation actions — with... Read more...
Grid operators managing record summer peak demand and emergency reserve dispatch
Grid Pulse | May 30, 2026 — DOE Emergency Order Holds Michigan Coal Plant Online as MISO Faces Elevated Summer Reserve Risk
DOE Order No. 202-26-22, issued May 18, 2026, requires MISO and Consumers Energy to keep the J.H. Campbell coal plant online through August 16, 2026, as NERC’s 2026 Summer Reliability... Read more...
Large data-center campus connected to a monitored bulk-power transmission network
Grid Pulse | May 29, 2026 — NERC Fires Level 3 Alert on Computational Loads: Registered Entities Have Until August 3
NERC issued a Level 3 Essential Action Alert on May 4, 2026, requiring registered entities to implement seven actions addressing computational load risks on the bulk power system — with... Read more...
Grid planners modeling computational loads, protection settings and transmission impacts
Grid Pulse | May 28, 2026 — NERC Issues Level 3 Alert on Computational Loads: Seven Actions Required by August 3
NERC issued a Level 3 Essential Action Alert in May 2026 requiring registered entities to complete seven near-term mitigation actions addressing reliability risks from computational loads — AI data centers... Read more...
Large data-center campus connected to a monitored bulk-power transmission network
Grid Pulse | May 27, 2026 — NERC Issues Level 3 Alert: Computational Load Integration Now a Mandatory BPS Priority
NERC issued a Level 3 Essential Action Alert in May 2026 requiring registered entities to take seven near-term mitigation actions to address Bulk Power System reliability risks from the rapid... Read more...