Renewables Round Up: the grid, not the generation, sets the agenda

The DOE canceled three Biden-era transmission corridors, while FERC approved new grid-congestion tools for the Southwest Power Pool and opened a review of transmission asset programs in New England, keeping buildout contested even as demand climbs.

Pennsylvania moved to fast-track permitting for AI campuses that agree to bring their own power, echoing a similar push from PJM, while California advanced bills aimed at protecting ratepayers from AI-driven cost increases.

BloombergNEF warned that purpose-built gas plants powering data centers could push US power-sector emissions up by as much as 20%, noting that bringing your own power also means bringing your own emissions.