Data center interest is showing up in more Valley communities than ever, but the projects landing on your desk today aren't the data centers of ten years ago. Scale, power demand, and even how these facilities connect to the grid — or choose not to — look fundamentally different than what most utilities have planned around before.

That shift is putting real pressure on questions LPCs are now fielding directly: who pays for the infrastructure a large load requires, how a utility protects existing ratepayers while still saying yes to growth, and what governance and planning tools other states and regions are reaching for as this trend accelerates. Coming on the heels of TVA's rate change regarding data center load, join us for a grounded, TVA-footprint-relevant look at what's actually changed, what's getting complicated, and where things are headed next.

Speaker

• Elizabeth K. Whitney, TVPPA Govt. Relations; Managing Principal, Meguire Whitney