ER27-25-000 · 2026-10-23 · Bloom Energy

Limited Protest of Bloom Energy Corporation

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PDF p. 4

Bloom: the 200 MW floor has no impact data behind it; lower it to 50 MW.

LARS should therefore apply to loads of 50 MW or more that connect to the Transmission System. PDF p. 4
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PDF p. 2

Bloom: the 200 MW floor has no impact data behind it; lower it to 50 MW.

MISO presents no EPR results or other grid impact study for 200 MW, and none for loads below it. PDF p. 2

PDF p. 5

Bloom: accept LARS by December 2, then order a 60-day compliance filing on the threshold.

Bloom does not ask the Commission to delay LARS. PDF p. 5
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PDF p. 1

Bloom: accept LARS by December 2, then order a 60-day compliance filing on the threshold.

Bloom supports LARS and urges the Commission to accept it by MISO's requested December 2, 2026 effective date. PDF p. 1
Filed comments: Connecting load and generation

Responses and related views

MISO defends a higher entry threshold

Midcontinent Independent System Operator · Direct response

MISO defended 200 MW based on its experience with large-load studies. It said modeling the load and several associated plants together offered the largest potential savings where loads and upgrades were especially large.

PDF pp. 23–24

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LARS solves a real problem: today, load and generation studies run on different timelines, so each must wait on the other.
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I. Limited Protest

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MISO's other safeguards already screen out speculative and de minimis requests: the $250,000 non-refundable deposit, the milestone payment, full site control, and the bar on aggregating multiple loads.16 And the pairing agreement, the same LRZ requirement, and the 15-year commitment – not load size…
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II. Conclusion

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Conclusion

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Bloom respectfully requests that the Commission (1) accept LARS effective December 2, 2026; and (2) direct MISO, in a compliance filing within 60 days, either to (a) align LARS eligibility with MISO's Large Load definition, with a corresponding generation-side minimum, or (b) provide record…
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Certificate of Service

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Dated at Falls Church, VA this 23rd day of October, 2026. /s/ Joel D.
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