FERC Orders Mandatory NERC Reliability Standards for Data Center and Other Computational Loads

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has directed the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to file one or more new or modified mandatory reliability standards governing the integration of computational loads—a category defined broadly enough to cover generative-AI data centers, cryptocurrency mines, and other information-technology facilities—by Dec. 31, 2026. FERC’s order, issued on July […] The post FERC Orders Mandatory NERC Reliability Standards for Data Center and Other Computational Loads appeared first on POWER Magazine .