SPP is generating national attention through its innovative processes to connect large load customers to the grid. Allison Clements, a former member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), was recently quoted in RTO Insider saying she’s impressed with SPP’s “proactive approach” in study and efficiency toward facilitating the build-out of large loads. “That helps to maintain affordability and reliability [while] still getting these data centers hooked up,” she

As the energy industry faces the daunting task of connecting and serving electricity-hungry AI data centers, grid operators must balance essential goals of reliability, affordability, and speed.