Support the POWER Up Act to establish clear, uniform federal rules for large electricity users connecting to the interstate electrical transmission grid, including FERC rulemaking on standardized large-load interconnection procedures.
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Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced the POWER Up Act, legislation to establish clear, uniform federal rules for how massive electricity users — anything with the load of a city, like a large data center — connect to the interstate electrical transmission grid.
Lummis announced legislation intended to create federal rules for large-load transmission-grid connections and require FERC to standardize interconnection procedures.
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FERC issued tailored show cause orders under section 206 of the Federal Power Act to each of the six regional grid operators under its jurisdiction, directing them to justify or reform rules for data centers, manufacturing facilities, and other large energy users. Each RTO/ISO and transmission owners have 60 days to justify current tariffs or file tariff changes addressing five reform categories, including efficient transmission service application and study processes, cost-shifting protections, co-location, flexible large-load services, and studies of generation serving proximate large loads.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, FERC took concrete agency action on large-load grid interconnection issues similar to the policy goal, but it was a show-cause/tariff process rather than enactment of the POWER Up Act and FERC said it was not a one-size-fits-all uniform rule.
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The six U.S. regional grid operators and their transmission owners must provide justification within 60 days on why their current tariffs remain just and reasonable in the absence of clear and consistent provisions for large load customers, or alternatively propose changes. The orders respect region-specific market rules, leave room for each RTO and ISO to define large loads, and state that nothing intrudes on state authority over generation siting or retail electricity rates.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The FERC fact sheet confirms progress toward clearer large-load interconnection rules, while also showing the action is still pending and not a single uniform federal standard. It supports partial, not full, delivery of the commitment as of 2026-07-08.
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FERC’s June 18, 2026 meeting summaries list E-7 through E-12 for PJM, MISO, SPP, CAISO, ISO-NE, and NYISO large-load-related dockets, and state that links to each order will be provided once issued; the page says the summaries are not a substitute for the Commission’s official orders.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This confirms the Commission voted on the large-load actions in six regional grid operator dockets during the lookback window, but also indicates the underlying final orders and tariff outcomes remained procedural/pending rather than completed statutory delivery.
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2026-06-18 | Title: POWER Up Act Sponsored by: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Latest Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate Energy and Natural Resources legislation page still lists the POWER Up Act as referred to committee, with Lummis as sponsor; no enactment or committee-reported status is shown.
Ms. LUMMIS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo confirms Lummis introduced the POWER Up Act, which is concrete candidate-specific support, but the introduced bill text does not show enactment.
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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall issue a final rule establishing— standardized procedures and agreements for the interconnection of large load facilities
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text matches the commitment’s promised FERC rulemaking for standardized large-load interconnection procedures, but it is contingent on enactment.
PJM proposes voltage and frequency ride-through requirements for Large Computational Loads (LCLs)
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, PJM proposed regional reliability requirements for large computational loads, a partial procedural advance related to FERC’s large-load proceedings, not a uniform federal final rule.
PJM plans to file proposed solutions to FERC in November.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): PJM’s official news site says its large-load proposal is still headed for a future FERC filing, supporting that the federal tariff process remains unresolved as of September 2026.
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preliminary results indicating the foundational Computational Loads Reliability Standards have passed initial ballot. NERC will validate the ballot results and post the report of comments next week.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): NERC reported a lookback-window milestone for computational-load reliability standards, but the result is preliminary and standards development continues, so this is partial progress rather than completed delivery of the POWER Up Act or a FERC final rule.
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On September 21, 2026, in Docket No. EL26-67-001, FERC issued an Order dismissing the requests for rehearing and clarification concerning its June 18, 2026 Show Cause Order.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, FERC disposed of rehearing and clarification requests in the PJM large-load show-cause docket, but this was procedural and not a final uniform rule or POWER Up Act enactment.
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Responses to the Show Cause Order will be due on November 16, 2026, and answers to responses will be due on December 16, 2026.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): PJM’s official docket listing shows FERC held the PJM large-load case in abeyance until November 16, leaving the regional tariff process unresolved as of September 30, 2026.
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Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to Clarify the Conditional High Impact Large Load Policy to be effective 12/31/9998. Filed Date: 9/2/26.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Federal Register records a September SPP tariff filing on high-impact large-load policy, showing regional implementation work rather than a uniform federal final rule.
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EL26-67-000 EL26-70-000 EL26-68-000 EL26-71-000 EL26-72-000 EL26-69-000 | June 18, 2026 | Order Instituting Proceeding Under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): FERC’s major-orders page identifies the large-load action as six Section 206 proceedings, not a completed POWER Up Act enactment or final standardized interconnection rule.
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The drafting team will review all responses received during the comment period and determine the next steps of the project.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): NERC’s computational-load reliability standards work advanced in September, but the project page indicates it remains under development, so it supports partial progress rather than delivery of a final federal interconnection framework.
Timetable: Action Date FR Cite Notice Inviting Comments 10/27/2025 Notice Extending Comment Deadline 11/07/2025 Comment Period End 11/21/2025 Reply Comment Period End 12/05/2025 Next Action Undetermined 11/00/2026
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The current federal regulatory agenda still lists the large-load interconnection rulemaking at the proposed-rule stage with next action undetermined in November 2026, so the standardized FERC rule contemplated by the commitment has not been completed as of October 10, 2026.
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secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%
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The Board approved ROP revisions, establishing two functional entity types—Computational Load Owner and Computational Load Operator—and associated registry criteria. The revisions advance NERC’s Large Loads Action Plan and respond to a FERC directive to file proposed registry criteria by December 31.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, NERC approved computational-load registry revisions tied to large-load reliability work, but the action remains subject to a future FERC filing and is not enactment of the POWER Up Act or a final uniform interconnection rule.
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are due to FERC by November 16, 2026, for five RTOs/ ISOs and by November 20, 2026, for SPP
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): FERC’s Office of Public Participation updated this page October 19, immediately before the lookback window. It confirms extended response deadlines in all six regional large-load proceedings and says rulemaking docket RM26-4-000 remains open for comments. This documents ongoing proceedings with deadlines still ahead, rather than completed uniform federal interconnection rules; the policy outcome remains unresolved.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial.same_term
The promised statutory outcome was support for the POWER Up Act and clear, uniform federal large-load interconnection rules, including standardized FERC procedures. As of July 8, 2026, the Act itself is not shown as enacted and FERC's June 18, 2026 action was a tailored show-cause/tariff process requiring regional grid operators to justify or reform tariffs, not a completed uniform federal rule. It materially advances the policy goal during Lummis's current Senate term, but falls short of full delivery and the record provided does not show a serious candidate-specific legislative attempt warranting an effort badge.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%