Large Loads
Allison Clements is a partner with digital infrastructure advisory firm ASG and Principal of 804 Advisory, where she focuses on the intersection of market design, policy and technological innovation. She advises clients in the data center development and energy sectors on the opportunities across the two industries. Allison served as a Commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from 2020 to 2024.
David Springe is NASUCA Executive Director.
These articles are the second two in a series focusing on load growth as both a challenge and opportunity for the continued evolution of the U.S. power sector. The series presents innovative solutions to meet this new era of load growth in a way that is more resilient, affordable, and clean.
All involved in the energy and utilities industry are seeking to better understand emerging practices and workable approaches to facilitating this new demand reliably and affordably while meeting all customers’ needs. Emerging innovations include new pricing and contracting terms via large load tariffs, opportunities to expand and refine resource sourcing to serve new loads, methods for increased transparency in load interconnection and load forecasting, and more extensive reforms to long-term planning. This series unpacks these intersecting themes.