Large load tariffs are reshaping data center site selection. Compare minimum bills, collateral, and terms across PJM, MISO, ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, and NYISO.

On October 9, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected the core of PJM's plan for connecting data centers and other large loads, keeping only a 50 MW large load definition and a new large load registry. The decision removes the "connect now, curtail first" fast lane that many developers were counting on, and hands the hardest question (which customers get curtailed when the grid is stressed) back to the states. For anyone siting a data center in PJM, it makes o

Where the hyperscalers build next determines where land and power get expensive, which markets get crowded, where self-build displaces leasing, and where a colocation provider or developer can still win a deal. Hyperscale data center tracking, done well, tells you all of that before your competitors see it.

To check power pricing and grid congestion for a solar or wind site, pull the historical locational marginal price (LMP) at the pricing node (P-node) where the project would inject power, split it into its energy, congestion, and loss components, and compare it with the nearest trading hub. Then measure how often that node clears at negative prices, check curtailment history in the surrounding zone, and pair the price view with substation capacity and interconnection queue da

Environmental blind spots destroy project economics faster than interconnection bottlenecks. See what to check for and how to use LandGate for solar due diligence.