In a consequential grid infrastructure decision, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today issued a major milestone on large-load interconnection impacting how those building AI factories, semiconductor fabrication support systems and advanced manufacturing facilities can connect to the grid.
In the era of AI, which NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang has described as a five-layer cake, energy is the critical foundation of technological innovation.
FERC’s actions do more than modernize the grid interconnection queue — the approval process power developers must complete to safely connect new energy generation to the electrical grid. Following U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright’s order directing FERC to address large-load interconnection, the actions establish national policy for how America can simultaneously lower energy costs, grow its industrial base, scale AI and strengthen the electrical grid.
For policymakers, utilities and technology partners, the message is clear: This is a pro-growth, pro-affordability and pro-reliability policy.
Faster Connections, Stronger Grid
