Microsoft Dispute With PowerHouse Hillwood Over Data Center Service Agreements
Microsoft and PowerHouse Hillwood Holding are in FERC disputes over agreements governing service requirements for planned data centers in Wisconsin and Illinois. FERC’s show-cause orders to grid operators raise issues in large load interconnection rules, including transparency of transmission costs and preventing cost shifts, with response deadlines extended to mid-November. Microsoft says amended agreements were negotiated by affiliated utilities without its input and contain cost-of-service and open-access flaws, while PowerHouse Hillwood