#large-load-tariff

Connect large loads sooner if they accept curtailment during scarcity hours. Modelling finds 76 to 126 GW of headroom in the 22 largest US balancing authorities at 0.25–1% of hours curtailed. Google has signed 1 GW of demand response but publishes no curtailment performance data.

Put customers above roughly 25 MW in their own rate class, obliged to pay for 85% of contracted capacity for 12–14 years with collateral and exit fees. After Ohio approved one, the utility's large-load forecast fell by half, revealing much of the queue as speculative.

Virginia's State Corporation Commission approved a new GS-5 rate class for customers at or above 25 MW with a 75% load factor, effective 1 January 2027. Terms include a 14-year minimum contract, payment of at least 85%…

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a dedicated tariff for data-center customers on 9 July 2025, on application by AEP Ohio. Customers at or above 25 MW must pay for at least 85% of contracted capacity rega…