Energization
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Grid interconnection Connecting large loads
ERCOT Says It Has Paused the Energization of New Large Load Data Centers and Crypto Mining Facilities Until Its Verification and Audit and Community Impact Review Are Complete
In an update for its board meeting of September 14 and 15, 2026, ERCOT says it has begun a verification and audit of the eligibility of all large loads provisionally included in its Batch Zero study, and that it is still determining the impact on the study's timeline.
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Grid interconnection Connecting large loads
Money Down Before the Study: The Texas Commission's Large Load Interconnection Standards
Texas now requires a large load customer to execute an intermediate agreement, provide certain disclosures and post financial security before it can be included in an ERCOT interconnection study. The commission's rule also sets out when that security is returned, and when it is forfeited.
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Design and construction Construction and operations
Ready for Service in Two Phases: Building 2 at Applied Digital's Polaris Forge 1
Applied Digital's results release of October 7, 2026 says the second building at its Polaris Forge 1 campus was delivered in two phases, on July 1 and October 1. It also names what is still under construction.
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Signed and Billing: How Core Scientific Counts Its Data Center Capacity in Its Results for the Second Quarter of 2026
Core Scientific's results release of July 28, 2026 gives one figure for the power capacity it has leased to customers and another for the capacity it is billing for.
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Grid interconnection Connecting large loads
A Place in Line and a Date to Connect: Dominion Energy's Report on Its Large-Load Customers
In a report dated May 2026, Dominion Energy says it keeps a queue for data centers and assigns energization dates, generally first in, first out. It also sets out what a data center signs and pays on the way to its meter, and the terms of a new rate class for the largest users.
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Grid interconnection Connecting large loads
Without Compromising Speed to Power: The California ISO's Issue Paper on Large Loads
In an issue paper of January 30, 2026, the California ISO describes its current role in integrating large loads, such as data centers, on its grid, and names issues for future stakeholder talks. It says it is considering a policy initiative "to ensure maintenance of a reliable system without compromising economic development or speed to power."
