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Regulators order transmission rules overhaul to support data center boom
Six federally regulated organizations operating the bulk of the nation’s electric grid are being ordered to reassess their rules for large-load facilities such as data centers, aiding the Trump administration’s push to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
TL;DR
- Six federally regulated organizations operating the electric grid received orders from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
- The orders require reassessment of rules for large-load facilities like data centers.
- This action supports the Trump administration's goal to accelerate AI infrastructure deployment.
- The commission issued individual directives rather than a single, overarching rule.
- The focus is on facilitating data center connections to the grid.