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The AI load crisis is here right now, hitting utility operations and creating an immediate, unprecedented threat to grid reliability. Demand is far outpacing new generation (dropping reserve margins and triggering 96% growth forecasts in some regions), forcing regulators like FERC to invoke emergency federal measures like Section 403 and novel provisional load processes to speed up interconnection for large data center loads. Discover how the industry is racing against time, scaling up solutions like energy storage and Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) while data center operators become energy developers themselves. Tune in to understand the core tension between the speed of explosive demand and the speed of regulatory adaptation, and learn how this high-stakes race is redefining the future of electric utility planning.

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