FERC’s Load Fight Meets a Nordic Data Center Auction — June 16, 2026

FERC large-load interconnection reform is the center of gravity: DOE’s push tests who pays for gigawatt-scale AI campuses, while Digital Realty and Equinix’s reported atNorth bids show capital chasing cooler, power-rich Nordic capacity. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Secretary of Energy Directs FERC to Initiate Rulemaking to Expedite Data Center and Large Load Interconnection - Gibson Dunn — Gibson Dunn https://www.gibsondunn.com/secretary-of-energy-directs-ferc-to-initiate-rulemaking-to-expedite-data-center-and-large-load-interconnection 2. Step Back: Everyone keeps talking about FERC speeding up large-load interconnection, but isn’t the real accounting fight around hybrid campuses: when a data center shows up with behind-the-meter gas, batteries, or contracted supply, should the grid study the gross load, the net import, or the failure mode when that supply trips? 3. Digital Realty and Equinix battle for atNorth for €4.5 billion - Techzine Global — Techzine https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/136803/digital-realty-and-equinix-battle-for-atnorth-for-e4-5-billion Follow and rate The Data Center Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]