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FERC rejects plan to expand Amazon data centre capacity

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The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected a proposed amendment to increase Amazon’s data centre load capacity at the Susquehanna nuclear facility in Pennsylvania from 300 MW to 480 MW.  The amended interconnection service agreement, executed between Talen Energy, PJM Interconnection, and PPL Electric Utilities, aimed to expand capacity at the data center. FERC raised concerns about the public impact of this increased capacity, noting potential risks to grid stability and consumer power…

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Dominion Energy, AEP, FirstEnergy propose new transmission lines in PJM region

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Dominion Energy Virginia, American Electric Power (AEP), and FirstEnergy have announced a joint agreement to develop new regional transmission projects within the PJM footprint, which covers 13 states in the US. The initiative responds to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) call for cost-effective regional transmission development. The proposed projects, submitted through PJM’s Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP), include 765kV, 500kV, and 345kV transmission lines in Virginia, Ohio, and West Virginia. These are in the…