Data Center Knowledge published an analysis outlining how AI-driven data center growth is creating instability in grid capacity planning, with interconnection queues lengthening and demand forecasts becoming harder to validate. The report follows a NERC warning earlier this week that interconnection delays are complicating grid demand forecasting across multiple regions. Utilities and grid operators face pressure to approve large new loads while transmission infrastructure lags behind. Regulators and grid planners are expected to face increased scrutiny over approval timelines for new data center interconnection requests.