Large load requests (e.g., hyperscale datacenters) are relatively new and only recently began growing at this frequency and magnitude.
As a result, standardized load queues — similar to those for generation — do not yet exist. Furthermore, utilities and grid operators currently do not make load queue information available for analysis.
However, once a grid operator approves a large load interconnection, then that load is included in the base cases for the relevant years – and will factor into the power flow analysis to forecast future capacity.
Grid operators study large load requests serially and independently, not simultaneously. Therefore, we mirror grid operator methodology and only include approved load connections in our studies. This ensures that our studies mimic what you will get in the queue.