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White paper discusses how new load growth could lower rates by spreading fixed costs and when it may require new investments that could increase rates As utilities face an unprecedented wave of large load requests driven by data centers, electric vehicle fleets, and advanced manufacturing, a critical question has emerged: how will these new loads…

ESIG Large Loads Task Force finds that treating demand flexibility as a planned capacity resource—rather than an ad hoc, short-term measure—can accelerate large load interconnection while protecting grid reliability. The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) today released a new report examining how utilities, regional grid operators, and large load customers can address growing resource adequacy…

The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new white paper, “Historical and Modern Large Loads: Characteristics, Context, and Industry Actions to Meet Grid and Customer Needs,” outlining the key differences between traditional large loads and new large loads, such as data centers, and discussing the main implications for system planning and operations. The…

ESIG Large Loads Task Force report shows how careful tracking of large load disturbance events can inform the interconnection practices needed to maintain reliable and secure grid operations. The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released Large Load Disturbance Events, a new technical report documenting recent grid disturbance events in which large, power electronics–based loads…

The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released the EV Load Forecasting Guide, which articulates core principles for EV load forecasting, synthesizes leading practices, and assists utilities, regulators, and stakeholders in adopting effective forecasting approaches for electrified transportation. Utilities’ forecasting efforts underpin billions of dollars in grid investments that ensure system reliability. While, historically, forecasting…