Could AI Loads Power Up Faster in Southwest Power Pool than in ERCOT Texas?

While SPP races ahead with a tariff-backed bridge for large flexible loads, Texas planning rules still treat flexible mega-campuses like firm demand.

“Because of this lack of sufficient existing Designated Resources that would allow SPP to study requested load additions, SPP staff engaged with stakeholders to create a proposal that would allow SPP to study requested load additions, even if the Transmission Customer does not have enough existing Designated Resources to proceed with the study process o…