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  • calendar_month December 10, 2026 @ 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT
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FERC Order No. 1920 Implementation: Transmission Planning for Large Load Growth

Order Nos. 1920-A and 1920-B, Regional Compliance, and Cost Allocation for Data Centers, and More

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About the Course

Introduction

This CLE webinar will provide guidance on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order No. 1920, and related Order Nos. 1920-A and 1920-B, covering the implementation of the regional transmission planning requirements amid significant large-load growth (including data center demand), and will discuss key elements of the orders, regional compliance filings, and practical implications for transmission operators.

Description

The energy transmission grid is part of an energy system undergoing significant changes. Among these are an unprecedented surge in demand for electricity driven by the electrification of the economy, manufacturing and data use, including rapidly increasing demand from data centers and other large loads, and the need to interconnect significant quantities of new resources, most of them renewable and intermittent in nature.

In response to these and other challenges, on May 13, 2024, FERC issued its final rule, which it designated Order No. 1920. FERC subsequently issued Order Nos. 1920-A and 1920-B on rehearing and clarification. The orders aim to overhaul the existing rules for regional transmission planning and cost allocation.

The orders adopt requirements for transmission providers to conduct long-term planning for regional transmission facilities and determine how to pay for them. They also require transmission operators to conduct long-term transmission planning over a 20-plus-year time horizon at a planning frequency of at least every five years. Transmission providers have now begun making regional compliance filings addressing how these requirements will be implemented as load forecasts and transmission needs continue to change.

Listen as our panel discusses key elements of the orders, their implications for regional transmission planning, large-load growth, cost allocation, states' involvement, pending legal challenges, and implementation issues.

Presented By

Jonathan G. Wright
Partner
Akerman LLP

Mr. Wright is a trusted advisor to leading developers, offtakers, investors, and lenders in the energy sector, he represents clients navigating the development, financing, and acquisition of energy and carbon infrastructure assets and services. With a practice spanning wind and solar generation, battery storage, and carbon removal projects, Mr. Wright has experience guiding clients through complex project financings, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory challenges in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He is known for his practical approach to structuring power purchase agreements, carbon credit transactions, and sustainability-linked financings, as well as for his insight into regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), informed by his prior service as an Attorney-Advisor in FERC’s Office of the General Counsel. Mr. Wright's work extends across the United States and internationally, where he regularly advises on high-value transactions and strategic initiatives in the evolving energy landscape.

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Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


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Date + Time

  • event

    Thursday, December 10, 2026

  • schedule

    1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT

I. Order Nos. 1920, 1920-A, and 1920-B

II. Long-term regional transmission planning and large-load growth

III. Transmission project evaluation, selection, and right-sizing

IV. Cost allocation, cost recovery, and state participation

V. Interregional transmission coordination

VI. Regional compliance, implementation, and legal challenges

VII. Practitioner takeaways

The panel will discuss these and other key issues:

  • What are the key provisions of Order Nos. 1920, 1920-A, and 1920-B?
  • What are the impacts on transmission operators, particularly as data centers and other large loads increase regional transmission needs?
  • What is the status and timeline for implementation?
  • What legal challenges to Order Nos. 1920, 1920-A, and 1920-B are pending, and what could they mean for implementation?