FERC’s Rejection of Data Center Co-Location Amendments to a Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant’s Interconnection Agreement Raises Big Questions About What’s Next

On 1 November 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected amendments to an interconnection agreement that would have increased the Susquehanna nuclear power plant’s capacity dedicated to serving an on-site data center. Three commissioners participated in the decision. The order, written by Republicans Mark Christie and Lindsay See, concluded that the grid operator failed to meet the high burden of proving the necessity of the amendments. Democratic Chairman Willie Phillips…
By: K&L Gates LLP