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Descriptive, explicit about coverage; public and free to cite.","as_of":"2026-10-14T00:44:32.742479+00:00","by_iso":[{"iso":"ERCOT","raw_gw":415.9,"raw_mw":415870,"n_requests":1526,"committed_gw":120.3,"committed_mw":120270,"uncommitted_mw":295600,"source_age_days":0,"committed_share_pct":28.9,"source_collected_on":"2026-10-13","commitment_coverage_pct":100.0},{"iso":"MISO","raw_gw":272.0,"raw_mw":271953,"n_requests":1149,"committed_gw":0.2,"committed_mw":200,"uncommitted_mw":271753,"source_age_days":0,"committed_share_pct":0.1,"source_collected_on":"2026-10-13","commitment_coverage_pct":45.3},{"iso":"PJM","raw_gw":237.2,"raw_mw":237164,"n_requests":869,"committed_gw":41.2,"committed_mw":41212,"uncommitted_mw":195952,"source_age_days":0,"committed_share_pct":17.4,"source_collected_on":"2026-10-13","commitment_coverage_pct":17.4},{"iso":"SPP","raw_gw":139.4,"raw_mw":139426,"n_requests":625,"committed_gw":67.5,"committed_mw":67485,"uncommitted_mw":71941,"source_age_days":0,"committed_share_pct":48.4,"source_collected_on":"2026-10-13","commitment_coverage_pct":48.4},{"iso":"CAISO","raw_gw":73.1,"raw_mw":73098,"n_requests":231,"committed_gw":58.9,"committed_mw":58895,"uncommitted_mw":14203,"source_age_days":0,"committed_share_pct":80.6,"source_collected_on":"2026-10-13","commitment_coverage_pct":80.6},{"iso":"NYISO","raw_gw":35.6,"raw_mw":35554,"n_requests":182,"committed_gw":7.2,"committed_mw":7233,"uncommitted_mw":28321,"source_age_days":0,"committed_share_pct":20.3,"source_collected_on":"2026-10-13","commitment_coverage_pct":100.0},{"iso":"ISONE","raw_gw":10.1,"raw_mw":10128,"n_requests":33,"committed_gw":6.7,"committed_mw":6749,"uncommitted_mw":3379,"source_age_days":0,"committed_share_pct":66.6,"source_collected_on":"2026-10-13","commitment_coverage_pct":66.6}],"method":"Per LIVE ISO/RTO generation interconnection queue (PJM/ERCOT/CAISO/MISO/SPP/ISO-NE/NYISO): raw = SUM(capacity_mw) of active requests >=50 MW (any fuel_type — this is the generation queue, not data-center load requests); committed = subset our reading places in the 'committed' tier (executed agreement / construction status where the ISO exposes it); not-read = raw − committed. commitment_coverage = share of MW that has evidence-backed tier data (committed/in_study only — 'initial'/no-keyword rows are excluded, they carry no evidence). Bulk datasets without tier data (e.g., LBNL) are reported separately, NOT in the de-rate.","honesty":["This is the GENERATION interconnection queue (a supply-side signal), not data-center load requests — ISOs do not publish a load-request queue for most regions. It is not a count of data centers.","The raw queue is NOT deduplicated — the same project can appear more than once (shopping multiple utilities/POIs); duplicative requests are part of what the gap measures, not a counting error.","UNSIGNED ≠ PHANTOM. A request without an executed agreement in its queue's status field is unsigned today, not confirmed speculative. We lead with the signed share, a floor under our current reading, never with a 'phantom %'.","The raw queue includes duplicative and speculative requests, a concern FERC has raised in its interconnection proceedings — raw MW can exceed total grid capacity; treat it as an upper bound, not a forecast.","Not a forecast and not a materialization rate. Queue status is graded, not binary (FERC 2023 cluster reform). Behind-the-meter load bypasses the queue.","'Committed' is OUR reading of each ISO's public status field (a named status column in every queue; the rule per queue is at /verify), not the ISO's certified interconnection-agreement status. It is a floor under our current reading: our reading has been corrected before (see /corrections), and a correction can move the number either way."],"headline":"Of 1183.2 GW in the live ISO generation queues (>=50 MW), 302.0 GW (25.5%) is read as committed — a FLOOR, not a rate: the remaining 74.5% is NOT READ as committed, which is not the same as uncommitted (tier coverage 63.3%; unread ≠ speculative).","source_freshness":{"limit_days":7,"stale_isos":[],"all_fresh":true,"oldest_iso":"ERCOT","oldest_days":0,"oldest_collected_on":"2026-10-13","isos_without_collection_date":[]},"national_live_iso":{"n_isos":7,"raw_gw":1183.2,"raw_mw":1183192,"read_gw":1183.3,"lead_iso":"ERCOT","n_unread":0,"read_isos":["CAISO","ERCOT","ISONE","MISO","NYISO","PJM","SPP"],"unread_gw":0,"n_requests":4615,"spread_str":"CAISO 81% · ISONE 67% · SPP 48% · ERCOT 29% · NYISO 20% · PJM 17%","lead_raw_gw":415.9,"n_near_zero":1,"queues_word":"queues","unread_isos":[],"committed_gw":302.0,"committed_mw":302045,"n_comparable":6,"near_zero_str":"MISO","near_zero_word":"queue","spread_max_pct":81,"spread_min_pct":17,"uncommitted_mw":881148,"lead_signed_pct":28.9,"unread_isos_str":"none","lead_committed_gw":120.3,"lead_unsigned_pct":71.1,"committed_share_pct":25.5,"comparable_isos_str":"CAISO, ISONE, SPP, ERCOT, NYISO and PJM","ex_near_zero_raw_gw":911.2,"n_active_rows_total":5759,"near_zero_share_pct":0.1,"ex_near_zero_n_queues":6,"ex_near_zero_share_pct":33.1,"commitment_coverage_pct":63.3,"scope_filter_dropped_pct":0.0,"ex_near_zero_committed_gw":301.8,"committed_keyword_read_isos":[],"committed_keyword_read_word":"queues","lead_share_of_all_signed_pct":39.8,"committed_keyword_read_isos_str":"none","near_zero_sem_razao_documentada":[],"committed_keyword_read_share_pct":0.0,"inflation_ratio_raw_over_committed":3.9},"bulk_datasets_excluded":[{"iso":"LBNL","raw_gw":295.7,"raw_mw":295690,"n_requests":1144,"committed_gw":0.0,"committed_mw":0,"uncommitted_mw":295690,"source_age_days":122,"committed_share_pct":0.0,"source_collected_on":"2026-06-13","commitment_coverage_pct":0.0}],"per_iso_drops":[]}