Overview
Law360 quoted Marc Spitzer in an article titled "DOE's Data Center Proposal May Spark Grid Policy Turf War." The article discusses how the US Department of Energy's proposal to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authority over data center interconnections to the interstate transmission grid is sparking a legal and political clash with states, which argue it infringes on their exclusive right to regulate retail electricity sales.
Speaking to Law360 about the case, Spitzer said that "the reason for this proposal is the status quo is arguably not working because it's having trouble serving [electricity demand]. The relationships between the states and the federal government are not immutable."
