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ISO-NE proposes new large-load operational requirements in OATT Part II.J (EL26-72)
Source: ISO New EnglandISO New England says it is responding to FERC’s June 18, 2026 show cause order by proposing new large-load operational requirements in Part II.J of the OATT, including hourly forecasts, telemetry, communications, monitoring equipment, remote disconnect capability, and a default ramp-rate limit of 20 MW/min averaged over 5 minutes. ISO-NE says these requirements are meant to address FERC’s concerns about large-load reliability impacts and will be implemented through operating procedures and tariff redlines.
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ISO-NE proposes large-load tariff and queue process under FERC show-cause order (EL26-72)
Source: ISO New England · Sep 15, 2026ISO New England says its proposal is a response to FERC’s June 18, 2026 show-cause order and would add new OATT rules for large loads, including transmission service types, application and study procedures, capacity designation, redispatch, load shedding, and operational arrangements. ISO-NE defines a large load as a single-site commercial or industrial customer with gross peak demand of 50 MW or greater at a voltage level above 60 kV, and says it will accept applications on a rolling basis, assign queue positions when complete, and post a queue showing each application’s gross peak demand, county/state location, status, service type, and filing date. The presentation also says the ISO “will continue to develop the proposal and associated Tariff redlines” through the voting meeting.
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ISO-NE Massachusetts AGO proposes lower-quantity ES accreditation for CAR-SA (Conceptual Amendment)
Source: Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office · Sep 08, 2026ISO-NE Markets Committee presentation from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office proposes a conceptual amendment to energy storage accreditation under CAR-SA, saying that “Modeling fewer ES MW than are actually participating could address the unique disadvantages of the CAR-SA “at criteria” modeling for ES.” The proposal would “Accredit ES assuming participation of ES(Q-x)” and then “apply accreditation values to full quantity,” with the AGO saying it “does not advocate for a specific value of x at this time.”
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FERC: ISO New England IMM answers protest on System-Backed Exports charge proposal (ER26-3379-000)
Source: ISO New England Inc. · Sep 03, 2026In a FERC filing dated September 3, 2026, ISO New England’s Internal Market Monitor said the region’s proposal would charge System-Backed Exports a portion of the Payment Performance Rate during Capacity Scarcity Condition events, and submitted the answer “to assist the Commission with its consideration of the ISO’s proposal” in docket ER26-3379-000.
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Forecasting Large Loads
Source: ISO New England · Feb 26, 2026ISO New England says it is actively collecting information on prospective large loads and will incorporate a new large-load forecast into CELT 2026, noting that “The ISO is surveying TOs quarterly to collect information on prospective large loads” and that “Survey responses will help the ISO proactively characterize and incorporate large loads into the long-term load forecast.” The same presentation says “Most prospective large loads are seeking to connect at the retail level,” while “ISO processes have limited visibility into detailed project information” and “The ISO has very limited information on operational characteristics.”
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Recent Massachusetts data center news
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Massachusetts governor signs order requiring data centres to procure clean energy
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has announced a new executive order requiring certain data centres to bring their own clean power and meet environmental protections before development.
- The EO directs regulators to develop measures to address GHG emissions from facilities and requires certain data centres to secure clean power before development.
- The order also adds environmental protections as a condition for development; no monetary amounts or project-specific timelines are provided in the text.
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Major Leap for Solid-State Transformers: Megawatt-Class Unit Demonstrated on Live Feeder
North Carolina State University, the New York Power Authority, and EPRI have announced the first independent validation of a megawatt-class solid-state transformer on a live 13.2-kV utility distribution feeder.
- The NC State-built prototype was tested at EPRI’s power delivery laboratory in Lenox, Massachusetts over a three-day field campaign in mid-June, where it was energized and de-energized at least 10 times, supplied an EV load, and injected reactive power for grid support.
- The project began in 2018 with DOE support under award DE-EE0008450; NYPA funded and helped field-test the system, while NC State designed and built the power-electronics hardware. The prototype’s individual module efficiency was said to peak at about 98% in laboratory testing, and the article notes possible future applications in data centers, EV charging, renewables, storage, and microgrids.
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AI is guzzling water & power. Here’s how we can fix this
This article provides commentary and analysis on AI’s water and energy consumption; it does not announce a new deal, project, or policy.
- It explains that ChatGPT queries, GPU-intensive training, and LLMs require substantial electricity and cooling, with a cited estimate that a typical ChatGPT query consumes 0.32 ml of water.
- It quotes Deborshi Barat and Sushant Singh on mitigation options including liquid and immersion cooling, air-based cooling, model compression, carbon-aware scheduling, and possible regulation of model size or token count, alongside cleaner energy for data centres.
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AI Is Outgrowing the Grid
MCJ has published a newsletter article highlighting DG Matrix’s multi-port solid-state transformers and the role of behind-the-meter power in AI data centers.
- DG Matrix says it has commercialized the world’s first multi-port solid-state transformer and can replicate a 5,000 square foot work cell that produces up to 400 megawatts a year in double shift with 20 people.
- Haroon Inam says the company could reach 4 gigawatts of annual capacity in about three months once a facility and power are secured; the article also discusses the shift toward grid power, batteries, natural gas, and fuel cells for AI data centers.
- The piece is an opinion/commentary-style newsletter feature dated Sep 04, 2026, and includes related portfolio updates and podcast mentions rather than a standalone corporate press release.
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When analyst benchmarks miss the mark: Why Nvidia doesn’t fit Forrester’s data center matrix
Zeus Kerravala argues that Forrester’s latest Data Center Networking Solutions Wave misjudges Nvidia by applying a legacy enterprise framework to modern AI networking.
- Kerravala says Forrester gave Nvidia a 1 out of 5 for vision and only 2% weight to AI infrastructure support, even though Nvidia scored 5.0 in the AI Infrastructure category.
- He says Nvidia’s networking business is built around high-throughput AI fabrics, including Ethernet for AI, scale-across topologies, co-packaged optics, and integrated DPUs; he also notes Nvidia’s networking run rate is more than $11 billion.
- This is an opinion/commentary article, not a company announcement. It references the Forrester Wave for Data Center Networking Solutions Q3 2026 and discusses how buyers should use more specialized evaluation frameworks for AI and high-performance compute.
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The POWER Interview: How the Data Center Power Crunch Is Reshaping the Talent Market
POWER magazine has published an interview discussing how power constraints are reshaping data center hiring and compensation.
- LVI Associates executives Grace Søhoel-Goldberg and Grace Simpson say developers are increasingly hiring power systems engineers, utility interconnection specialists, transmission and distribution professionals, and commissioning talent earlier in the project cycle as power availability becomes central to site selection.
- The interview cites Ohio and Texas as the strongest hiring markets, notes weaker momentum in some Southeast markets, and says compensation pressure is rising, including $100,000 to $500,000 sign-on bonuses and one move from about $140,000 to over $600,000.
- It also references Virginia regulatory scrutiny, where the State Corporation Commission directed Dominion Energy to submit alternative cost-allocation proposals for generation and transmission services tied to large-load growth.
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French quantum scale-up Pasqal hits Nasdaq with €309 million in cash at closing
Pasqal has announced that it has begun trading on Nasdaq after completing its business combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II.
- The transaction leaves Pasqal with approximately €309 million ($360 million) in cash at closing, which it plans to use to accelerate quantum computing deployment, expand manufacturing capacity, and advance its roadmap toward fault-tolerant quantum computing.
- Bleichroeder shareholders approved the deal on 25 August 2026; the combination was first announced in March 2026 and valued Pasqal at €1.7 billion ($2 billion) pre-money. Pasqal said its systems operate in standard data centre environments and it is considering a future dual listing on Euronext Paris.
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AI helps design new materials that work in the real world
MIT researchers have announced a new AI-based framework, CrysVCD, that improves the stability of generated crystal materials while preserving desired properties.
- The approach uses a language model first to create chemically valid formulas, then a diffusion model to generate the crystal structure, achieving 68 percent mechanical stability and 85 percent metastability in fine-tuned tests.
- The paper was published in Nature Computational Science today, and the researchers say the method can support materials for high thermal conductivity, including applications in semiconductor industry and data center cooling; the work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, MathWorks Engineering Fellowship, and U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
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GE Vernova brings integrated electrification solutions to CIGRE 2026 as electricity demand accelerates
GE Vernova has announced its plans for CIGRE Paris 2026 and said it will use the event to present product updates, business partnerships, and technical papers focused on grid modernization and large-load connectivity.
- The company said its technical program will address reliability, flexibility & stability, efficiency, and security for electricity infrastructure, including support for data centers and energy-intensive industries.
- GE Vernova said it will be present at Stand #C93 at CIGRE Paris 2026 and will publish three papers: Unlocking Substation Value, Validating VPAC, and Stability by Design: WAMPAC for a dynamic grid.
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List of AI companies turning to old and rare books for AI training
Amazon has been reported to be buying old, obscure and rare books and sending them for destructive scanning at its Las Vegas facility VGT3, according to an investigation by 404 Media.
- 404 Media said it tracked a rare book with a device to Amazon facility VGT3 in Las Vegas; workers reportedly remove spines, scan pages, and discard physical copies.
- Amazon said it buys books through commercial channels, but did not say how many books it purchases or whether it preserves rare titles; booksellers in Europe and Ireland reported suspicious bulk orders, including 5,000 obscure titles to Kennys.
- The article also compares Amazon’s practice with similar AI-book uses by Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, and Google; it cites Anthropic’s Project Panama, Meta’s discussion of buying Simon & Schuster and paying $10 per book, and Anthropic’s later $1.5 billion settlement over pirated books.