What NERC Reliability Guideline Means for Large Loads, Law360

Partners Stephen Spina, Arjun Ramadevanahalli, and Daniel Skees and associate Robert Goldfin co-authored an Expert Analysis article for Law360 examining the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC’s) new reliability guideline addressing the integration of rapidly growing large loads, including data centers, cryptocurrency mining facilities, hydrogen production facilities, and advanced manufacturing operations.

The authors analyze the guideline’s recommendations regarding data collection, system modeling, interconnection studies, resource adequacy planning, operational coordination, stability risks, and cybersecurity considerations. They also discuss how the guidance signals NERC’s increasing focus on the reliability impacts of large-load facilities and may foreshadow expanded regulatory expectations for developers, operators, equipment providers, and other participants involved in large-load integration.

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