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  1. Utility Dive58

    Indiana regulators approve AES Indiana plan to serve 390-MW Google data center

    The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved AES Indiana's plan to serve a 390-MW Google data center in Monrovia, with new generation, storage and grid infrastructure estimated at about $737 million. Google pays about $32 million upfront for direct connection, while $73.8 million in network upgrades enters the transmission rate base and is recovered from all customers. The order cites system-wide reliability benefits; consumer advocates say costs are shifted off the cost causer.

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    NERC finds most U.S. generators prepared for extreme cold

    NERC reported that about 94% of bulk power system capacity can operate below 32 degrees and must implement protective measures, while units making up 4.3% of capacity are implementing corrective action plans. About 7.4% of capacity declared a constraint, and 99% of the 1,154,231 MW of reported net winter capacity said it could operate at calculated extreme cold temperatures.