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# Entity: East Coast, US The East Coast has become a significant source of electricity demand and grid interconnection points for data center operators seeking alternatives to Texas's constrained power markets and transmission infrastructure.
May 5, 2026
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NERC documented multiple events in 2024 and 2025 where more than 1 GW of computational load dropped simultaneously, on the East Coast and in Texas, with no utility planning model catching it.
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FERC
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Imperial Valley, CA
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Texas
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People
Heather Madrid
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Wisconsin
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Anne Thornton
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Amazon
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Companies
Meta
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Northeast El Paso, TX
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North Carolina
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