2026.07.21 | FERC’s Computational Load Entity & PJM’s 168GW Peak

Federal regulators have ordered the creation of a binding "Computational Load Entity" registry to enforce strict, mandatory grid-modeling rules on hyperscale data center loads. This mandate converges with the PJM Interconnection hitting a record-shattering 168,158-megawatt peak and securing emergency Section 202(c) orders to bypass environmental permits, while the PUCT halts Oncor's pioneering 765-kilovolt transmission project. Utility planners and regulatory analysts must rapidly recalibrate resource adequacy workflows to manage these rigid computational load profiles, localized solar and storage interconnection delays in California, and emerging cost-causation bills in Congress. Current Events: The Electric Utility Today provides clinical, data-driven intelligence for professionals navigating the operational limits of the bulk power system.