State, local and federal policy

Regional grid policy actions

Recorded policy actions at the regional grid level.

Jurisdiction is who issued the instrument. A state record does not clear or condemn the local governments inside that state.

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Regional grid policy actions
ScopeAuthorityJurisdictionActionStatusStageEffectiveTimingRecord
PJM region (multistate)
14 jurisdictions listed, 14 only in part · Covered jurisdictions		Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Regulator or commission		Regional gridReporting or resource-use requirementIn effectReporting12 October 2026No expiration date recordedPJM: Large Load definition and registry accepted by FERC; capacity and curtailment rules rejected (ER26-3515)
Primary source
ERCOT region, Texas
Texas		Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Grid operator		Regional gridReporting or resource-use requirementIn effectReporting14 September 2026Not stored as one date — see completion conditionERCOT data center state and community impact information request
Primary source
ERCOT region in Texas
Texas		Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Grid operator		Regional gridGrid-interconnection pauseIn effectInterconnectionSeveral dates apply; see the sourceNot stored as one date — see completion conditionERCOT large-load interconnection pause
Primary source
ERCOT region, Texas
Texas		Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Grid operator		Regional gridEnacted legislation or regulationIn effectOperation1 August 2026Not stored as one date — see completion conditionERCOT ride-through requirements for large computational loads (NOGRR 282)
Primary source
ERCOT region, Texas
Texas		Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Grid operator		Regional gridEnacted legislation or regulationIn effectInterconnection1 August 2026Not stored as one date — see completion conditionERCOT definition of Large Computational Load (NPRR 1308)
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Southwest Power Pool region (multistate)
17 jurisdictions listed, 17 only in part · Covered jurisdictions		Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Regulator or commission		Regional gridEnacted legislation or regulationIn effectInterconnection1 July 2026No expiration date recordedSouthwest Power Pool: Conditional High Impact Large Load Service accepted by FERC (ER26-1323)
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Southwest Power Pool region (multistate)
17 jurisdictions listed, 17 only in part · Covered jurisdictions		Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Regulator or commission		Regional gridEnacted legislation or regulationIn effectInterconnection15 January 2026No expiration date recordedSouthwest Power Pool: High Impact Large Load study processes accepted by FERC (ER26-247)
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