Last Thursday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright <a href="https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/wright-directs-ferc-to-fast-track-large-load-interconnection/">directed</a> the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider rulemaking to fast-track interconnection for large loads — as long as they agree to be curtailable or colocate with dispatchable generation.
So what does this proposal actually mean for interconnection? 
In this episode, Shayle talks with <a href="https://www.804advisory.com/team">Allison Clements</a>, former FERC commissioner and current partner with digital infrastructure advisory firm ASG. Allison is also principal of 804 Advisory. Shayle also talks with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhnorris/">Tyler Norris</a>, doctoral student at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. Allison, Tyler, and Shayle cover topics like:
How the proposal would standardize interconnection procedures for certain large loads, with study periods no longer than 60 days 
The jurisdictional shift: asserting federal authority over a process traditionally under state purview  
The types of eligible loads, including traditional data centers as well as ones that colocate with generation, also known as “hybrid facilities”
The duration of flexibility and whether 2-hour, 4-hour, or longer durations are needed for curtailment
Whether flexibility resources should be behind-the-meter or front-of-meter
The potential disadvantages for bring-your-own-supply or bring-your-own-VPP
Resources:
<a href="https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/wright-directs-ferc-to-fast-track-large-load-interconnection/">Latitude Media</a>: Wright directs FERC to fast track large load interconnection  
<a href="https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/how-the-worlds-first-flexible-ai-factory-will-work-in-tandem-with-the-grid/">Latitude Media</a>: How the world’s first flexible AI factory will work in tandem with the grid  
<a href="https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/openai-pushes-the-white-house-to-invest-in-the-grid-to-compete-with-china/">Latitude Media</a>: OpenAI pushes the White House to invest in the grid to compete with China  
<a href="https://www.ethree.com/spp-demand-response/">E3</a>: Demand Response as a Capacity Resource in SPP’s Era of Data Center Growth 
<a href="https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/aligned-data-center-get-online-faster">Canary Media</a>: In a first, a data center is using a big battery to get online faster 
Credits: Hosted by Shayle Kann. Produced and edited by Daniel Woldorff. Original music and engineering by Sean Marquand. Stephen Lacey is our executive editor. 
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