Miles Farmer
@mfarmer.bsky.social
clean energy policy, strategy, and law
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How DOE’s Proposed Large Load Interconnection Process Could Unlock the Benefits of Load Flexibility
In the United States, the current system for interconnecting large electric loads, like data centers, to the grid has left all sides frustrated. Data center developers are mired in slow interconnectio...
nicholasinstitute.duke.edu
DOE's ANOPR could change the way large energy users connect to the grid. This Policy Brief, by Roselle, @allisonclements.bsky.social and Nicholas Institute, unpacks a promising principle in the ANOPR: interconnection for flexible loads should be expedited. nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/publications...
Reposted by Miles Farmer
Notable op-ed today by @allisonclements.bsky.social @mfarmer.bsky.social & Sam Walsh: "bottom line is that enabling load flexibility is critical to achieving speed-to-power for large customers while keeping the grid reliable and affordable for the rest of us." 🔌💡 www.utilitydive.com/news/data-ce...
Making flexibility work: A concrete framework for the DOE large load proposal
The proposal for interconnecting data centers to the grid calls for load flexibility but gives few details. Former FERC Commissioner Allison Clements and Miles Farmer and Sam Walsh of Roselle LLP fill...
www.utilitydive.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Notable op-ed today by @allisonclements.bsky.social @mfarmer.bsky.social & Sam Walsh: "bottom line is that enabling load flexibility is critical to achieving speed-to-power for large customers while keeping the grid reliable and affordable for the rest of us." 🔌💡 www.utilitydive.com/news/data-ce...
DOE's ANOPR could change the way large energy users connect to the grid. This Policy Brief, by Roselle, @allisonclements.bsky.social and Nicholas Institute, unpacks a promising principle in the ANOPR: interconnection for flexible loads should be expedited. nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/publications...
How DOE’s Proposed Large Load Interconnection Process Could Unlock the Benefits of Load Flexibility
In the United States, the current system for interconnecting large electric loads, like data centers, to the grid has left all sides frustrated. Data center developers are mired in slow interconnectio...
nicholasinstitute.duke.edu
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
DOE's ANOPR could change the way large energy users connect to the grid. This Policy Brief, by Roselle, @allisonclements.bsky.social and Nicholas Institute, unpacks a promising principle in the ANOPR: interconnection for flexible loads should be expedited. nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/publications...
Reposted by Miles Farmer
Late night filing from Chris Wright that could greatly expand federal authority over interconnection -- and fast track the process for flexible large loads. By me for @latitudemedia.bsky.social ⤵️
www.latitudemedia.com/news/wright-... #energysky
www.latitudemedia.com/news/wright-... #energysky
Wright directs FERC to fast track large load interconnection
In a notice of proposed rulemaking, the Energy Secretary endorsed accelerating interconnection for flexible loads like data centers.
www.latitudemedia.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Late night filing from Chris Wright that could greatly expand federal authority over interconnection -- and fast track the process for flexible large loads. By me for @latitudemedia.bsky.social ⤵️
www.latitudemedia.com/news/wright-... #energysky
www.latitudemedia.com/news/wright-... #energysky
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Roselle partner @mfarmer.bsky.social outlines thoughts on DOE's start of a rulemaking process at FERC on large load interconnection.
This is MUCH better than the last time the Trump Admin kicked off a rule making process at FERC (in 2017 aimed at keeping piles of coal around)
This is MUCH better than the last time the Trump Admin kicked off a rule making process at FERC (in 2017 aimed at keeping piles of coal around)
Major development!: Department of Energy directs @ferc.gov
to consider an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on large load interconnection. THREAD with some key highlights:
to consider an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on large load interconnection. THREAD with some key highlights:
October 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Roselle partner @mfarmer.bsky.social outlines thoughts on DOE's start of a rulemaking process at FERC on large load interconnection.
This is MUCH better than the last time the Trump Admin kicked off a rule making process at FERC (in 2017 aimed at keeping piles of coal around)
This is MUCH better than the last time the Trump Admin kicked off a rule making process at FERC (in 2017 aimed at keeping piles of coal around)
Major development!: Department of Energy directs @ferc.gov
to consider an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on large load interconnection. THREAD with some key highlights:
to consider an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on large load interconnection. THREAD with some key highlights:
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Major development!: Department of Energy directs @ferc.gov
to consider an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on large load interconnection. THREAD with some key highlights:
to consider an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on large load interconnection. THREAD with some key highlights:
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Federal appeals court shakes up transmission line siting. 3rd Circuit holds PA PUC's permit denial based on lack of need is preempted by PJM's regional planning process.
Opinion is on PACER but not yet posted by 3rd Circuit on its site
Opinion is on PACER but not yet posted by 3rd Circuit on its site
September 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Federal appeals court shakes up transmission line siting. 3rd Circuit holds PA PUC's permit denial based on lack of need is preempted by PJM's regional planning process.
Opinion is on PACER but not yet posted by 3rd Circuit on its site
Opinion is on PACER but not yet posted by 3rd Circuit on its site
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I think we're at the tip of the iceberg for permissionless DERs. Imagine a 1200 W plug in solar, with a few kWh of storage on the same circuit acting as a UPS for your fridge or room AC. Could get interesting.
perhaps soon, going solar need not involve tens of thousands of dollars and an onslaught of logistics. here's how small, simple, plug-in solar arrays - and the laws to support them - are beginning to gain traction in the U.S.
Can Plug-in Solar Work in the U.S.?
Europeans have enjoyed it for years. Now, through careful state interventions and creative salesmanship from startups, Americans are close to having their turn.
heatmap.news
August 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I think we're at the tip of the iceberg for permissionless DERs. Imagine a 1200 W plug in solar, with a few kWh of storage on the same circuit acting as a UPS for your fridge or room AC. Could get interesting.
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The cryptocurrency sector has responded enthusiastically to our study. The constructive engagement is appreciated, and at the same time, it's important to clarify a few key points made in this latest media coverage. 🧵 🔌💡
Uhhhh....no, not what it said.
"Experts involved with the power-hungry cryptocurrency sector are trumpeting a Duke University study that suggested energy-gobbling crypto mining can actually help bring balance to a challenged grid."
tech.yahoo.com/articles/res...
"Experts involved with the power-hungry cryptocurrency sector are trumpeting a Duke University study that suggested energy-gobbling crypto mining can actually help bring balance to a challenged grid."
tech.yahoo.com/articles/res...
Researchers uncover unlikely factor easing pressure on national power grid: 'A lot of [people] were skeptical'
"Now, a Duke University report confirms all this."
tech.yahoo.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The cryptocurrency sector has responded enthusiastically to our study. The constructive engagement is appreciated, and at the same time, it's important to clarify a few key points made in this latest media coverage. 🧵 🔌💡
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The ability to quickly build new resources, even those with "lower" capacity accreditation, will support power system reliability in the near term better than overwrought deliverability studies that try to account for each resource's contribution and slow everything to a crawl
"A 'tremendous' growth in resources for ERCOT has resulted in a 'significantly lower' probability for an energy emergency alert this summer" @rtoinsider.bsky.social 🔌💡 www.rtoinsider.com/105958-texas...
May 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The ability to quickly build new resources, even those with "lower" capacity accreditation, will support power system reliability in the near term better than overwrought deliverability studies that try to account for each resource's contribution and slow everything to a crawl
Best news I’ve read in a while. The stop work order on Empire Wind has been lifted! 🔌💡#offshorewind www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump officials allow massive New York offshore wind project to restart
The administration reversed course and will allow the Empire Wind project to proceed after lobbying by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Norwegian energy firm Equinor.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Best news I’ve read in a while. The stop work order on Empire Wind has been lifted! 🔌💡#offshorewind www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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I've read through the text from House Energy and Commerce and now Ways and Means. I'm here to tell you this is as bad as it gets for clean energy. We are working to analyze the impact of the actual bill language, but it will be pretty close to our assessment of full repeal we did about a month ago.
May 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I've read through the text from House Energy and Commerce and now Ways and Means. I'm here to tell you this is as bad as it gets for clean energy. We are working to analyze the impact of the actual bill language, but it will be pretty close to our assessment of full repeal we did about a month ago.
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🌙 Now Posted: @ferc.gov Issues Order on Compliance & Tariff Revisions in @iso-ne.com.
This stems from #FERC Order 2023.
ferc.gov/news-events/...
🔌💡 #EnergySky
This stems from #FERC Order 2023.
ferc.gov/news-events/...
🔌💡 #EnergySky
FERC Issues Order on Compliance and Tariff Revisions in Docket Nos. ER24-2009 & ER24-2007
ferc.gov
April 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
🌙 Now Posted: @ferc.gov Issues Order on Compliance & Tariff Revisions in @iso-ne.com.
This stems from #FERC Order 2023.
ferc.gov/news-events/...
🔌💡 #EnergySky
This stems from #FERC Order 2023.
ferc.gov/news-events/...
🔌💡 #EnergySky
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Today I testified to the US House Energy & Commerce Energy Subcommittee for its hearing on "Scaling for Growth," alongside PJM, Southern Company & the Electric Coops - a few things that stood out to me 🧵(1/6) 🔌💡
March 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Today I testified to the US House Energy & Commerce Energy Subcommittee for its hearing on "Scaling for Growth," alongside PJM, Southern Company & the Electric Coops - a few things that stood out to me 🧵(1/6) 🔌💡
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Illinois lawmakers are pushing for more grid-enhancing tech, gigawatts of new energy storage, and the creation of a virtual-power-plant program.
Reporting by Kari Lydersen:
Reporting by Kari Lydersen:
After groundbreaking bills on jobs and solar, Illinois tackles the…
State lawmakers are pushing for more grid-enhancing tech, gigawatts of new energy storage, and the creation of a virtual-power-plant program.
buff.ly
March 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Illinois lawmakers are pushing for more grid-enhancing tech, gigawatts of new energy storage, and the creation of a virtual-power-plant program.
Reporting by Kari Lydersen:
Reporting by Kari Lydersen:
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Connecting infrastructure to the grid has been a passion since I worked on FERC's original Order 2003. Surplus interconnection is fast and provides states a tool to accelerate policy achievement even in the face of long queues. Great to work with @mfarmer.bsky.social & the GridLab team!
With "surplus interconnection", energy resources can move through the process hook up to the system in months rather than the typical 5+ years. @energyabe.bsky.social and I have a new report with GridLab on how to advance its use: surplusinterconnection.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2025-02-21_G...
surplusinterconnection.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Connecting infrastructure to the grid has been a passion since I worked on FERC's original Order 2003. Surplus interconnection is fast and provides states a tool to accelerate policy achievement even in the face of long queues. Great to work with @mfarmer.bsky.social & the GridLab team!
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Surplus interconnection + large load flexibility are two promising near-term ways to mitigate gas overbuild, writes UPenn Kleinman Center's @johnhquigley.bsky.social 🔌💡 kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/b...
February 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Surplus interconnection + large load flexibility are two promising near-term ways to mitigate gas overbuild, writes UPenn Kleinman Center's @johnhquigley.bsky.social 🔌💡 kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/b...
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The richest/saddest man in the world is emailing air traffic controllers that don't work for him, on Saturday night, to demand they say how many planes they landed last week, or else they get fired? Do I have that right? Loser stuff
February 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The richest/saddest man in the world is emailing air traffic controllers that don't work for him, on Saturday night, to demand they say how many planes they landed last week, or else they get fired? Do I have that right? Loser stuff
The breadth of destruction in one short month is staggering: www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...
Elon Musk’s first month of destroying America will cost us decades
There’s no considered plan, just careless mass destruction.
www.theverge.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The breadth of destruction in one short month is staggering: www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...
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Shutting down already installed infrastructure isn't "efficiency," it's sabotage
electrek.co/2025/02/21/t...
electrek.co/2025/02/21/t...
Trump to shut down all 8,000 EV charging ports at federal govt buildings
The Trump administration is shutting down all federal government buildings' EV chargers and expected to sell off the GSA's newly bought EVs.
electrek.co
February 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Shutting down already installed infrastructure isn't "efficiency," it's sabotage
electrek.co/2025/02/21/t...
electrek.co/2025/02/21/t...
Organizing in districts hit hard by DOGE slash and burn tactics (and Republican Congress’ failure to defend their constitutional power over spending) seems like a smart approach: www.huffpost.com/entry/georgi...
'We're Pissed!': Angry Constituents Confront DOGE-Backing GOP Rep At Chaotic Town Hall
Rich McCormick was met with boos and jeers as "hundreds of critics" reportedly let him have it at the Georgia town hall event.
www.huffpost.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Organizing in districts hit hard by DOGE slash and burn tactics (and Republican Congress’ failure to defend their constitutional power over spending) seems like a smart approach: www.huffpost.com/entry/georgi...
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Great paper... for BPS, surplus interconnection reduces the study burden on operators by allowing new resources to connect without full interconnection studies = fewer upgrades and simpler reliability checks are needed + helping clear backlogged interconnection queues faster. 🔌💡
With "surplus interconnection", energy resources can move through the process hook up to the system in months rather than the typical 5+ years. @energyabe.bsky.social and I have a new report with GridLab on how to advance its use: surplusinterconnection.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2025-02-21_G...
surplusinterconnection.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Great paper... for BPS, surplus interconnection reduces the study burden on operators by allowing new resources to connect without full interconnection studies = fewer upgrades and simpler reliability checks are needed + helping clear backlogged interconnection queues faster. 🔌💡
With "surplus interconnection", energy resources can move through the process hook up to the system in months rather than the typical 5+ years. @energyabe.bsky.social and I have a new report with GridLab on how to advance its use: surplusinterconnection.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2025-02-21_G...
surplusinterconnection.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
With "surplus interconnection", energy resources can move through the process hook up to the system in months rather than the typical 5+ years. @energyabe.bsky.social and I have a new report with GridLab on how to advance its use: surplusinterconnection.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2025-02-21_G...
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#EnergySky friends, we are releasing a set of papers today outlining how #SurplusInterconnection can unlock GW of new resources. Surplus is a way to plug wind and solar into existing thermal plants.
Check out our papers, along with a cool interactive dashboard, here: www.scarcitytosurplus.com
Check out our papers, along with a cool interactive dashboard, here: www.scarcitytosurplus.com
From Scarcity to Surplus: A Renewable Energy Revolution
Exploring innovative solutions for renewable energy deployment
www.scarcitytosurplus.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#EnergySky friends, we are releasing a set of papers today outlining how #SurplusInterconnection can unlock GW of new resources. Surplus is a way to plug wind and solar into existing thermal plants.
Check out our papers, along with a cool interactive dashboard, here: www.scarcitytosurplus.com
Check out our papers, along with a cool interactive dashboard, here: www.scarcitytosurplus.com
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Trump orders federal agencies to grant reckless, sweeping amnesty for corporate lawbreakers of federal health, safety, environmental, civil rights & labor laws
• orders termination of valid & ongoing law enforcement when inconsistent with "Administration policy"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 1/
• orders termination of valid & ongoing law enforcement when inconsistent with "Administration policy"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 1/
Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Regulatory Initiative
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trump orders federal agencies to grant reckless, sweeping amnesty for corporate lawbreakers of federal health, safety, environmental, civil rights & labor laws
• orders termination of valid & ongoing law enforcement when inconsistent with "Administration policy"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 1/
• orders termination of valid & ongoing law enforcement when inconsistent with "Administration policy"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 1/
Fixing load interconnection is an increasingly important issue. Some thoughts from @allisonclements.bsky.social and Peter Freed: www.utilitydive.com/news/data-ce...
How to reduce large load speculation? Standardize the interconnection process.
We can haphazardly continue down the path of a fragmented and increasingly untenable approach to large load-side interconnection, or we can introduce rational standardization to the process.
www.utilitydive.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Fixing load interconnection is an increasingly important issue. Some thoughts from @allisonclements.bsky.social and Peter Freed: www.utilitydive.com/news/data-ce...