The Daily · Friday, October 23, 2026
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Data Centers + Energy · United States · Canada · Mexico
Microsoft asks Nevada for a large-load tariff. ComEd expects $3 billion to connect data centers.
Published 8:00 AM ET / 5:00 AM PT · 16 stories · 31 large-load proceedings tracked · 21 Calendar dates
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- 2Microsoft asks Nevada regulators to have NV Energy file a large-load tariff within 60 days
FERC, CER & Commissions
- 3Google to fund a 1 GW Voltus virtual power plant on the PJM grid
Flexible Capacity / VPP / BYO-DERs
- 4ComEd expects to spend more than $3 billion to connect data centers to its grid
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1Power & Energy
Liberty Energy reports 1.2 GW integrated power services agreement with a Frontier AI lab for data center campuses
Liberty Energy secured a 1.2 GW integrated power services agreement with a leading Frontier AI lab, according to highlights of the Q3 2026 earnings call released October 22, 2026. The strategic development agreement covers 1.2 GW of integrated power services at data center campuses.
Why it matters. The 1.2 GW agreement puts Liberty Energy in the business of supplying integrated power services at data center campuses. CEO Ron Gusek attributed the win to the deep trust built with the customer.
October 22, 2026 · GuruFocus
2FERC, CER & Commissions
Microsoft asks Nevada regulators to have NV Energy file a large-load tariff within 60 days
Microsoft Corporation filed rebuttal testimony on October 16, 2026 in PUCN Docket 26-05007 asking the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to direct NV Energy to file a replacement large-load tariff within 60 days of the order. The filing also asks the Commission to complete the next proceeding within 120 days.
Why it matters. NV Energy and other parties dispute portions of the tariff alternatives, and Commission staff previously urged rejection of the proposed form. The Phase II evidentiary hearing in PUCN Docket 26-05007 begins October 26, 2026 at 10:00 am Pacific.
October 16, 2026 · W4NEWS · Nevada
3Flexible Capacity / VPP / BYO-DERs
Google to fund a 1 GW Voltus virtual power plant on the PJM grid
Google will fund a 1 GW virtual power plant run by Voltus on the PJM grid, the companies said on October 22, 2026. The deal adds 1,070 MW to the 100 MW Google and Voltus agreed in June.
Why it matters. Voltus ties the Google deal to data center growth on the PJM grid. The Next Web cites a projection that US consumers could save more than $100bn over the next decade.
October 22, 2026 · The Next Web · PJM grid
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Corrected October 24, 2026: “Google to fund a 1 gigawatt Voltus virtual power plant on the PJM grid” moved from Deals & Capital to Flexible Capacity / VPP / BYO-DERs.