{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Gridmatic Podcast: ERCOT Batch Zero","title":"The Gridmatic Podcast: ERCOT Batch Zero","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7c963c40\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1197,"description":"ERCOT is running a once-in-a-generation interconnection study called Batch Zero, built to work through a massive backlog of large-load requests as AI data centers move from planning to construction at an unprecedented pace. In this episode of The Gridmatic Podcast, Kise Shannon (VP, Sales & Business Development) and Rice Lummis (Sr. Director, Asset Management) break down what Batch Zero actually is and why it matters for Texas's grid.\nTopics covered: \n• Base Load, Studied Load, and Excluded Load\n• Key dates to watch\n• WLPUNs and \"bring your own generation\"\n• Gridmatic's role\nChapters\n00:06 Introduction\n00:58 What is Batch Zero and why it matters\n02:07 Developer requirements\n03:56 Categories of projects: Base Load, Studied Load, Excluded Load\n06:46 Key dates\n08:29 PCLR and WLPUN\n12:47 Gridmatic's role\n14:37 Future outlook\n17:08 Closing remarks","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6Sn1va3FtvEn24BsdTj0AHxS1hw8M9mnp2pBAMWvVG4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hY2Q5/NWZhNWJlMjI3MTM5/MDQ5ZmYxMDgwNGY5/NDAxZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}