A couple articles appeared that quoted data from my original LinkedIn post on the July 22, 2026 Northern Virginia data center load loss event. A 230kV transmission line operated in “data center alley” and around 3800 MW of data center load disappeared from the grid. This is likely due to the data centers not being able to “ride through” the line disturbance.

The first one is from an Australian site called WattClarity.

The next one is from KiloVar’s Substack

https://kilovar1959.substack.com/p/three-points-on-one-interconnection

Thanks to these people for spreading the word.