FERC Announces Intent to Act on Rulemaking Proceeding to Facilitate Electric Service to AI Data Centers, Other Large Loads

During its April 2026 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order in its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) proceeding relating to large load interconnections informing participants of its intent to issue an order in the docket by the end of June 2026. As previously reported, in October 2025, the Department of Energy directed FERC to take “final action” on the ANOPR, which included a set of 14 “principles” for FERC to consider as part of the... By: McGuireWoods LLP