The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected an amended interconnection service agreement proposing to increase the load capacity of Amazon’s data centre at the Susquehanna nuclear facility in Pennsylvania.
The amended agreement was executed between Talen Energy, PJM Interconnection and PPL Electric Utilities, and aimed to increase capacity at Susquehanna from 300MW to 480MW.
FERC was concerned with the agreement’s potential impact on the public, as increased capacity for the data centre could lead to higher power bills and affect the grid’s reliability.
Read more at Power Technology.
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