Google and Xcel backed the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s proposal to accelerate reviews for generation serving same-substation large loads.

Google, Xcel, and other parties supported the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) proposal described by Utility Dive as a “zero injection” large-load proposal. The reported action is support for a proposal, not confirmation that the mechanism has received final approval.

The proposal would accelerate reviews for generating projects supplying large loads served by the same substation, including colocated loads. Its stated scope is the review of generation associated with those loads, rather than a blanket fast track for every large-load or data-center project.

The supplied excerpt does not quantify eligible megawatts, review-time reductions, cost allocations, or implementation dates. It also does not identify a specific Google or Xcel facility receiving expedited treatment under the proposal.