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Commissioners press CPUC on AI data centers as PG&E reports thousands of megawatts in queue
Summary
Witnesses told the Little Hoover Commission that rapid growth in AI and data-center load is straining grid planning. The CPUC is considering an interim PG&E tariff (Rule 30) to standardize interconnection and said it will study cost allocation and rate design for large new loads.
Luam Tesfaye of the California Public Utilities Commission told the Little Hoover Commission that the agency is tracking rapid growth in large new loads, particularly data centers that support artificial intelligence, and that “in PG&E's territory... they had about 4,000 megawatts in the queue” late last year and “now they have 14,000 megawatts in the queue.” She said the CPUC has put an interim tariff in place for large loads (PG&E's Tariff Rule 30) to standardize information and accelerate interconnection, and that the commission's next step will be to examine cost allocation for those customers.
Why it matters: Witnesses and commissioners expressed concern about the pace and scale of…
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