Regulatory Pulse

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...
Grid planners modeling computational loads, protection settings and transmission impacts
Grid Pulse | May 24, 2026 — NERC Level 3 Alert: Computational Loads Now a Critical Reliability Risk
NERC issued a Level 3 Essential Action Alert in May 2026 requiring Transmission Planners, Reliability Coordinators, and other registered entities to implement seven specific mitigation actions addressing critical reliability risks... Read more...
Large data-center campus connected to a monitored bulk-power transmission network
Grid Pulse | May 23, 2026 — NERC Issues Level 3 Alert on Computational Loads, Response Deadline August 3
NERC issued a Level 3 Essential Action Alert on computational loads in May 2026, requiring six categories of registered entities to respond to 29 questions assessing implementation of seven near-term... Read more...
Grid planners modeling computational loads, protection settings and transmission impacts
Grid Pulse | May 20, 2026 — NERC Issues Level 3 Alert: Computational Loads Require Immediate Industry Action
NERC issued a Level 3 Essential Action Alert in May 2026 requiring registered entities interconnecting with computational loads — AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining, and large IT facilities — to... Read more...
Large data-center campus connected to a monitored bulk-power transmission network
Grid Pulse | May 19, 2026 — NERC Level 3 Alert Orders Immediate Action on Computational Load Modeling
NERC's Board of Trustees approved a Level 3 Alert in April 2026 requiring Transmission Planners, Planning Coordinators, and Transmission Owners to immediately address computational load modeling risks from exponential data... Read more...
Grid planners modeling computational loads, protection settings and transmission impacts
Grid Pulse | May 17, 2026 — NERC Issues Level 3 Alert on Computational Load Modeling
NERC issued a Level 3 Alert directing transmission planners, planning coordinators, and transmission owners to immediately close modeling, protection, and operational gaps created by the rapid BPS integration of computational... Read more...
Large data-center campus connected to a monitored bulk-power transmission network
Grid Pulse | May 13, 2026 — NERC Level 3 Alert: Data Center Load Growth Puts the Bulk Power System on Notice
NERC has issued a Level 3 Alert — its highest severity — targeting six registered entity types over grid reliability risks from data center and computational load growth. Formal acknowledgment... Read more...
Electric-grid regulatory briefing spanning federal agencies, regional markets and reliability standards
Regulatory Pulse: Week of April 14, 2026 — FERC Meeting, SPP RTO West, DOE Emergency Orders
Catch up on FERC's April meeting, SPP RTO West, DOE emergency orders, PJM backstop procurement, IBR standards and key NERC CIP developments. Read more...

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