Large load interconnection and IROL curtailment
Summary
ERCOT is racing to stand up a batch study process replacing the legacy queue, with CLR and bring-your-own-generation options targeted for June board approval. Stakeholders flagged the gap between batch zero and the permanent process and unresolved $50,000-per-megawatt fee questions.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Financial security of $50,000 per megawatt plus potential interconnection fees, with multi-billion-dollar exposure for gigawatt-scale projects.
Large-load developers seeking faster, more predictable interconnection.
Projects stranded between batch zero and the permanent process could face interconnection limbo.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Technical Advisory Committee - Oct 28, 2026
ERCOT has approved more large load than it can serve in certain regions and will enforce IROL limits, curtailing loads that did not retrofit for voltage ride-through — raising pricing and forecasting questions.
Board Of Directors Meeting - Jun 2, 2026
Data centers keep tripping offline during normal grid faults, which ERCOT says threatens reliability as these loads grow. The new rules require them to ride through voltage and frequency events — a move contested by industrial consumers over ERCOT's legal authority.
Technical Advisory Committee - Mar 25, 2026
ERCOT is racing to stand up a batch study process replacing the legacy queue, with CLR and bring-your-own-generation options targeted for June board approval. Stakeholders flagged the gap between batch zero and the permanent process and unresolved $50,000-per-megawatt fee questions.
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