Talen Energy fights to expand data centre capacity

Talen Energy plans to appeal FERC’s rejection of an Amazon data centre agreement.

Talen Energy eyes legal action to challenge Amazon data centre agreement rejection.

Talen Energy plans to appeal a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision blocking an amended interconnection agreement for an Amazon data centre. The Pennsylvania-based utility had sought to expand capacity at its Susquehanna nuclear plant from 300 megawatts to 480 megawatts.

The initial deal, which involved selling the connected data centre to Amazon, faced resistance from American Electric Power and Exelon. FERC sided with the opposing utilities, rejecting the proposed agreement in a ruling issued on 1 November.

Talen Energy responded by requesting a rehearing last month. While FERC confirmed it would address the matter in a future order, the 30-day deadline for rehearing decisions has now passed. This development allows Talen to take the case to a US Circuit Court of Appeals.

Shares of Talen Energy, which have seen significant gains this year, rose 0.6% in response to the company’s announcement.