Electricity Customer Alliance Submits Comments on ANOPR on Ensuring the Timely and Orderly Interconnection of Large Loads

ECA submitted comments on the Announced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking submitted to FERC by the Secretary of Energy in October. ECA agrees that FERC action is urgently needed to address the rapid growth of large electricity loads—from AI data centers to onshored manufacturing—while protecting affordability and reliability for all customers. ECA emphasizes three priorities: enabling flexible, near-term “speed to power” options that allow large loads to fund their own growth; planning for efficient long-term integration of these loads into the grid to lower systemwide costs; and strengthening transparency, accountability, and customer representation in transmission planning, rate decisions, and market governance. Together, these steps will ensure the U.S. can meet economic and national-security imperatives without imposing undue costs on consumers.