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Proposed CLO/CLOP registry criteria: a Computational Load Site with total connected load ≥50 MW supplied through equipment connected at ≥100 kV, from one or more points of connection, registers its owner as Computational Load Owner and its operator as Computational Load Operator (NERC second-round posting, 2026-08-19)

≥50 MW @ ≥100 kVproposed

Value kindproposed — Proposed values are not yet final requirements or specifications; track the decision or rulemaking that can change them.
ScopeProposed Rules of Procedure Appendix 5B criteria posted 2026-08-19 (comments closed 2026-09-18); site aggregation across one or more points of connection. Not effective until NERC files it under FERC Order RD26-7-000 and FERC approves — verify the operative filing and appendices before assigning owner/operator obligations.
As of2026-08-19
SourceNERC, proposed Rules of Procedure Appendices 2/5A/5B (Computational Load Owner/Operator registry criteria), second-round posting 2026-08-19; Steptoe analysis · Appendix 5B redline: Computational Load Site of at least 50 MW total connected load supplied at ≥100 kV; CLO/CLOP definitions in Appendix 2
Reviewchecking…review by 2027-01-15 · standard cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-09-16 · 3 revisions tracked
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