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Laura V. Swett

Laura V. Swett

Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Appears in 2 stories

Notable Quotes

Swett said she is prepared to "push right up to that edge" of FERC's jurisdiction to get results.

“Today’s order is a monumental step towards fortifying America’s national and economic security in the AI revolution…” — Chairman Laura Swett

“[A] critical step to give investors and consumers more certainty on how FERC believes we can solve the problem of meeting historic surging demand…”

Stories

FERC moves to rewrite how data centers connect to the power grid

Rule Changes

Leading FERC's action on the large-load rule

For decades, the cost of upgrading the power grid was spread across everyone's electric bill. On June 18, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) acted on a rule that could put much of that cost on the data centers that trigger it.

Updated Jun 18

FERC forces PJM to rewrite the rules for power-hungry, power-adjacent data centers

Rule Changes

Leading FERC as it tries to regulate the data-center load shock without breaking reliability

Data centers found a shortcut: park next to a generator and drink power without waiting years for grid upgrades. On Dec. 18, FERC doubled down—unanimously—ordering PJM to rewrite its tariff so co-located mega-load can't stay "invisible" to planning, service definitions, and cost responsibility.

Updated May 15