# FERC Orders Six Grid Operators to Fast Track AI Data Center Power While Protecting Ratepayers - June 21, 2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dx-today-no-hype-podcast-news-about-ai-dx-6434212/ferc-orders-six-grid-operators-to-fast-track-ai-data-center-power-while-protecting-ratepayers-june-21-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dx-today-no-hype-podcast-news-about-ai-dx-6434212/ferc-orders-six-grid-operators-to-fast-track-ai-data-center-power-while-protecting-ratepayers-june-21-2026.md Podcast: [DX Today | No-Hype Podcast & News About AI & DX](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dx-today-no-hype-podcast-news-about-ai-dx-6434212) Published: 2026-06-21T10:12:36+00:00 Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207817/episodes/19377448-ferc-orders-six-grid-operators-to-fast-track-ai-data-center-power-while-protecting-ratepayers-june-21-2026.mp3 Audio file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207817/episodes/19377448-ferc-orders-six-grid-operators-to-fast-track-ai-data-center-power-while-protecting-ratepayers-june-21-2026.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dx-today-no-hype-podcast-news-about-ai-dx-6434212/episodes/ferc-orders-six-grid-operators-to-fast-track-ai-data-center-power-while-protecting-ratepayers-june-21-2026 Duration seconds: 790 ## Resource Send us Fan Mail FERC Orders Six Grid Operators to Fast Track AI Data Center Power While Protecting Ratepayers On June 18, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued six show cause orders directing PJM, MISO, SPP, CAISO, ISO New England, and NYISO to accelerate grid interconnection for AI data centers while barring cost shifting onto ordinary ratepayers. Rick Spair and Laura unpack the 30 and 60 day deadlines, the Texas carve out, the Maryland ratepayer fight, and why the race for... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dx-today-no-hype-podcast-news-about-ai-dx-6434212/episodes/ferc-orders-six-grid-operators-to-fast-track-ai-data-center-power-while-protecting-ratepayers-june-21-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dx-today-no-hype-podcast-news-about-ai-dx-6434212/ferc-orders-six-grid-operators-to-fast-track-ai-data-center-power-while-protecting-ratepayers-june-21-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.