David Kathan
@dkathan.bsky.social
Husband, father, son, grandfather, outdoor enthusiast, traveler, demand response and DER expert, former FERC economist, and President of Kathan Energy Consulting.
In 2001, I co-authored articles about the electric usage of data centers and suggested several policies. I posted on LinkedIn a piece that assesses our policy suggestions versus the current data center environment. Our policy suggestions fared well. #EnergySky www.linkedin.com/posts/david-...?
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First post in a while.
In 2001, Thomas Grahame and I wrote about utilities scrambling to manage the first wave of "Internet data center" power requests. Buried in that piece was basically a policy to...
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September 21, 2026 at 8:36 PM
In 2001, I co-authored articles about the electric usage of data centers and suggested several policies. I posted on LinkedIn a piece that assesses our policy suggestions versus the current data center environment. Our policy suggestions fared well. #EnergySky www.linkedin.com/posts/david-...?
VPPs provide real grid value at scale. www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-stora...
Look what DERs can do: 580 MW sent to the grid in largest-ever VPP dispatch
During a heat wave on the evening of September 9, 2026, Sunrun and Tesla dispatched more than 580 megawatts to the California grid in the largest VPP demonstration to date.
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September 21, 2026 at 6:41 PM
VPPs provide real grid value at scale. www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-stora...
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) released a “Data Center Accountability Framework” on Sept. 18 to address issues including energy costs and environmental impact.
#energysky 🔌💡
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September 18, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) released a “Data Center Accountability Framework” on Sept. 18 to address issues including energy costs and environmental impact.
#energysky 🔌💡
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#energysky 🔌💡
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Happy May the Forest Be With You!
May 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Happy May the Forest Be With You!
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Generational tweet that might even spawn a school of architecture.
May 1, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Generational tweet that might even spawn a school of architecture.
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Google Gemini says the following about an article I wrote 25 years ago about data center electric usage -- "The policy implications outlined by Grahame and Kathan in 2001 have played out with striking relevance, mirroring a cycle of utility vs. tech tension that is repeating today."
December 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Google Gemini says the following about an article I wrote 25 years ago about data center electric usage -- "The policy implications outlined by Grahame and Kathan in 2001 have played out with striking relevance, mirroring a cycle of utility vs. tech tension that is repeating today."
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No Kings protest in Chevy Chase Maryland
June 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
No Kings protest in Chevy Chase Maryland
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Just spoke at an event alongside a Duke Energy rep who said *this week* they started requiring new hyperscale loads to participate in demand response — a defined # hrs/yr of required load flex — and he expects it to grow. 🔌💡
March 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just spoke at an event alongside a Duke Energy rep who said *this week* they started requiring new hyperscale loads to participate in demand response — a defined # hrs/yr of required load flex — and he expects it to grow. 🔌💡
Hot off the presses! The latest bi-monthly report on the Order 2222 and DER Policy developments was published yesterday. Oone key implementation issue is discussed and summarized each month. This month's issue is governance. ferc2222.org #energysky
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FERC Order 2222 and DER Policy Collaboration Collaborating for Successful DER Implementation in the U.S.A Webinar: Introduction to FERC Order 2222 and DER Policy Tracking…
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February 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Hot off the presses! The latest bi-monthly report on the Order 2222 and DER Policy developments was published yesterday. Oone key implementation issue is discussed and summarized each month. This month's issue is governance. ferc2222.org #energysky
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Proposed Fourth Law of Robotics: “A robot or AI must not deceive a human by impersonating a human being.”
Read more in this IEEE Spectrum piece: spectrum.ieee.org/isaac-asimov...
#AI #Robotics #Asimov #Ethics
Read more in this IEEE Spectrum piece: spectrum.ieee.org/isaac-asimov...
#AI #Robotics #Asimov #Ethics
Isaac Asimov's Laws of Robotics Need an Update for AI
We need to add a 4th law of robotics
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January 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Proposed Fourth Law of Robotics: “A robot or AI must not deceive a human by impersonating a human being.”
Read more in this IEEE Spectrum piece: spectrum.ieee.org/isaac-asimov...
#AI #Robotics #Asimov #Ethics
Read more in this IEEE Spectrum piece: spectrum.ieee.org/isaac-asimov...
#AI #Robotics #Asimov #Ethics
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U.S. DOE's Loan Program Office just issued its updated commercial lift-off report on virtual power plants. #energysky liftoff.energy.gov/vpp/
Virtual Power Plants - Pathways to Commercial Liftoff
Learn more about the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pathways to Commercial Liftoff Report on Virtual Power Plants
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January 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
U.S. DOE's Loan Program Office just issued its updated commercial lift-off report on virtual power plants. #energysky liftoff.energy.gov/vpp/
FERC's January 2025 Open Meeting Sunshine Notice just got issued. A compliance order on MISO's Order 2222 DER aggregation proposal is E-2 on the agenda. I am curious how FERC will act on MISO's proposed 2029 implementation date for Order 2222. #energysky
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Sunshine Notice | January 2025 Commission Meeting
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January 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
FERC's January 2025 Open Meeting Sunshine Notice just got issued. A compliance order on MISO's Order 2222 DER aggregation proposal is E-2 on the agenda. I am curious how FERC will act on MISO's proposed 2029 implementation date for Order 2222. #energysky
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Annual reminder:
Die Hard is about using impossibly limited resources to defend a tower from foreign invaders.
Die Hard is a Hanukkah movie.
Die Hard is about using impossibly limited resources to defend a tower from foreign invaders.
Die Hard is a Hanukkah movie.
December 14, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Annual reminder:
Die Hard is about using impossibly limited resources to defend a tower from foreign invaders.
Die Hard is a Hanukkah movie.
Die Hard is about using impossibly limited resources to defend a tower from foreign invaders.
Die Hard is a Hanukkah movie.
🔌💡The Sunshine Notice for FERC's December Open meeting is out. RM25-3 is reliability rulemaking docket about required frequency and voltage protection settings for inverter based resources. I believe that this rulemaking will concern NERC's first phase response to FERC Order No. 901.
December 13, 2024 at 10:59 PM
🔌💡The Sunshine Notice for FERC's December Open meeting is out. RM25-3 is reliability rulemaking docket about required frequency and voltage protection settings for inverter based resources. I believe that this rulemaking will concern NERC's first phase response to FERC Order No. 901.
A new report on FERC Order 2222 and DER policy tracking has been released. Besides summarizing latest developments, the report also provides a status of RTO/ISO Order 2222 implementation and a summary of the issues associated with DER data access and privacy. Go to ferc2222.org to access. 🔌💡
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FERC Order 2222 and DER Policy Collaboration Collaborating for Successful DER Implementation in the U.S.A Webinar: Introduction to FERC Order 2222 and DER Policy Tracking Register now Latest Report FE...
ferc2222.org
December 13, 2024 at 10:40 PM
A new report on FERC Order 2222 and DER policy tracking has been released. Besides summarizing latest developments, the report also provides a status of RTO/ISO Order 2222 implementation and a summary of the issues associated with DER data access and privacy. Go to ferc2222.org to access. 🔌💡
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The Maine Governor’s Energy Office invites comments on how the state may best meet its energy system goals, including growth of distributed energy resources. The office is not pursuing a distribution system operator as a means to meet those goals.
Maine will not pursue a distribution system operator to advance distributed resources
The Maine Governor’s Energy Office has invited comments on how the state may best meet its energy system goals, including growth of distributed energy resources. The office is not pursuing a distri…
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November 29, 2024 at 1:09 PM
The Maine Governor’s Energy Office invites comments on how the state may best meet its energy system goals, including growth of distributed energy resources. The office is not pursuing a distribution system operator as a means to meet those goals.
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Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.
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November 27, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.
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🔌💡 Available Now! Full text of FERC Order 1920-A: the unanimous, bipartisan decision bolstering the role of States in the long-term transmission planning process.
🧰 We’ve created a home for all things 1920-A here: ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-strengthens-order-no-1920-expanded-state-provisions
🧰 We’ve created a home for all things 1920-A here: ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-strengthens-order-no-1920-expanded-state-provisions
FERC Strengthens Order No. 1920 with Expanded State Provisions
Order 1920-A | Presentation 1920-A | Chairman Phillips' Statement Concerning Order No. 1920 | Explainer on Order No.
ferc.gov
November 22, 2024 at 2:39 PM
🔌💡 Available Now! Full text of FERC Order 1920-A: the unanimous, bipartisan decision bolstering the role of States in the long-term transmission planning process.
🧰 We’ve created a home for all things 1920-A here: ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-strengthens-order-no-1920-expanded-state-provisions
🧰 We’ve created a home for all things 1920-A here: ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-strengthens-order-no-1920-expanded-state-provisions
Tried the new Familysearch full text search feature. Amazed at what I found by just checking a few ancestors. Examples include the full record of a petition of insolvency of my GG and court case involving the unruly daughter of one of my 2 GGs. Future plans are to be more systematic.
#genealogy
#genealogy
November 27, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Tried the new Familysearch full text search feature. Amazed at what I found by just checking a few ancestors. Examples include the full record of a petition of insolvency of my GG and court case involving the unruly daughter of one of my 2 GGs. Future plans are to be more systematic.
#genealogy
#genealogy