FERC Sets June Action on DOE’s Large Load Interconnection Plan Putting Federal-State Boundaries at the Center of What Comes Next

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has committed to act by the end of June 2026 on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Section 403 proposal to standardize how very large electricity users (especially data centers) connect to the interstate transmission grid, roughly two months after DOE’s requested April 30, 2026, date. The extra time signals a deliberate push for a response that is fast enough to meet surging demand yet legally durable, with the line between federal and state... By: Snell & Wilmer