Case intelligence library

Eight mechanisms, tested where the public record is strongest.

The portfolio is designed for comparative reasoning without implying a census, ranking or common denominator. Every report publishes the strongest permitted conclusion, the proof boundary, rival evidence and the event that can reopen the record.

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How to read the portfolio

Compare mechanisms, not headline scale.

  1. 01

    Start with the ceiling

    Read what the evidence establishes and the stronger inference it prohibits.

  2. 02

    Trace control

    Identify the actors, instruments and permission layers controlling the next transition.

  3. 03

    Test the rival

    Use contrary evidence to determine whether the initial explanation remains sufficient.

  4. 04

    Reopen only on evidence

    Update the report when a named document, order, contract or operating observation changes.

Report index

Bounded case clusters

Each report carries stable claim, source, contrary-evidence, negative-finding and reopen-trigger identifiers.

01CASE-08-01

United States / federal

Federal authority and current-status uncertainty

Federal large-load interconnection rulemaking — RM26-4

RM26-4 was an active federal proceeding scheduled for June 18 action; no post-meeting controlling outcome was located at cutoff.

Verified ceiling
RULEMAKING / AGENDA
Control stack
Federal transmission jurisdiction; rulemaking; RTO implementation
Primary boundary
No final rule, obligation, schedule or project-access outcome.

02CASE-08-02

PJM / Pennsylvania

Federal/RTO co-location rules plus named contractual adaptation

PJM co-location and Susquehanna/AWS contractual cluster

PJM implementation remains open and the revised Talen–AWS arrangement is C10.

Verified ceiling
C10
Control stack
FERC order; PJM compliance; generation/customer contract; transmission service
Primary boundary
No claim of 1,920 MW delivered, energized or economically utilized.

03CASE-08-03

Texas / ERCOT

Separates aggregate queue/forecast from a named company operating assertion

ERCOT aggregate pipeline with Abilene named subcase

ERCOT cohort is C7; Abilene initial phase is company-asserted C17, expansion C12.

Verified ceiling
C17 company assertion for initial phase
Control stack
Large-load request; system study; construction; energization; operation
Primary boundary
No conversion of requests/design into operating MW or C20.

04CASE-08-04

Virginia / Northern Virginia

Combines state tariff allocation with local planning and judicial veto

Virginia large-load tariff and local permission cluster

Virginia documents partial tariff risk allocation and a C21 local legal invalidation with appeal pending.

Verified ceiling
C21 legal invalidation for Digital Gateway; C9 tariff framework
Control stack
Rate class; service terms; zoning; local standards; judicial review
Primary boundary
No full ratepayer insulation, final cancellation or operating-capacity claim.

05CASE-08-05

Georgia

Contract review/risk allocation plus disputed pipeline maturity

Georgia >100 MW large-load contract and planning cluster

Georgia has a current >100 MW framework and documented dispute over pipeline maturity.

Verified ceiling
C9–C10 where a public filing verifies pathway/agreement
Control stack
Tariff/contract; cost allocation; resource planning; confidential customer records
Primary boundary
No claim that framework fully protects customers or that disputed forecast is correct.

06CASE-08-06

Ohio

Effective large-load tariff with litigation and nonpublic customer states

AEP Ohio Schedule DCT tariff cluster

AEP Ohio Schedule DCT is effective with appeal pending; cohort C9.

Verified ceiling
C9
Control stack
Tariff; service process; collateral/minimum demand; judicial review
Primary boundary
No customer-specific C10 or operating-capacity claim.

07CASE-08-07

SPP footprint

Conditional service and flexibility mechanism with current controlling order

SPP HILL/HILLGA/CHILLS cluster

SPP CHILLS is a C9 conditional non-firm pathway effective July 1 subject to condition.

Verified ceiling
C9 effective service pathway
Control stack
HILL registration/study; generation assessment; conditional non-firm service; compliance
Primary boundary
No participant C10–C20 or proof that curtailment solves reliability/cost constraints.

08CASE-08-08

Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin

Physical construction and phased delivery without operating-state inflation

Wisconsin Mount Pleasant physical buildout cluster

Mount Pleasant has C12 phased construction evidence.

Verified ceiling
C12
Control stack
Site/local approvals; construction; equipment; energization/commissioning
Primary boundary
No conversion of construction or capex into energized/operating/economic capacity.