FERC Starts Computational-Load Registry Work: What RD26-7-000 Requires
On July 16, 2026, FERC ordered NERC to develop Reliability Standards and registry criteria for computational-load entities, a new regulatory category that did not previously exist. The deadline is December 31, 2026. This brief covers the institutional creation of the category; it is the companion to the live large-load tariff tracker, not a duplicate of it.