FERC Large Load Order: Understanding What Comes Next

On June 18, FERC issued show cause orders to all six of its jurisdictional RTOs and ISOs, reshaping how large loads like data centers connect to the grid. HData CEO Hudson Hollister sits down with two people who have worked inside the commission, former FERC chairman Neil Chatterjee and former FERC general counsel Matt Christiansen, to unpack what the orders require and what comes next.

What you'll learn

• Why FERC acted under Section 206 rather than a rulemaking, and how show cause orders let the commission move faster, tailor outcomes region by region and keep the action more legally durable
• What the orders actually target, such as curtailability, readiness milestones, cost allocation, and co-location, and where Christiansen expects the most litigation
• How developers, utilities and state regulators are reacting, why cost allocation largely lands back with the RTOs and states, and what to watch as compliance filings move forward
  
  

This session is for utility regulatory staff, state and federal regulators, large load developers, and advisory and legal professionals tracking FERC's response to the large load surge.