# HD Market Scorecard

> Power availability · updated weekly. As of October 26, 2026.

The HD Market Scorecard is Hyperscape Digital's own weekly assessment of how hospitable each major US market is to new large-load interconnection — an opinion index built from public data and our on-the-ground read, not a third-party rating. Grades run A through F on the weighted factors below.

Suggested citation: HD Market Scorecard, Hyperscape Digital, October 26, 2026. https://hyperscapedigital.com/scorecard

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## Current grades

- **ERCOT A-** (down): TCEQ letter Oct 19; STEERS down. Freeze still binds to Dec 10. — https://hyperscapedigital.com/scorecard/ercot
- **SPP B+** (flat): ER26-3685 still no FERC order. CHILL path still open. — https://hyperscapedigital.com/scorecard/spp
- **MISO C** (flat): ER26-3650 still no FERC order. Dec 4 requested. Process, not reserve margin. — https://hyperscapedigital.com/scorecard/miso
- **PJM D** (down): FERC extends RBP briefs to Jan 11. No 205 yet. Still suspended to Feb 28. — https://hyperscapedigital.com/scorecard/pjm
- **WECC C+** (flat): Board still Oct 28; 205 planned Nov 16. No tariff or time-to-power move. — https://hyperscapedigital.com/scorecard/wecc

## How this is scored

| Factor | Weight | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Interconnection queue wait / time-to-power | 35% | LBNL Queued Up, ISO queue data |
| Uncommitted capacity / reserve margin | 25% | ISO reports, NERC |
| Large-load tariff & moratorium climate | 20% | Regulatory filings, news |
| Forward power price / congestion | 10% | ISO market data |
| HD on-the-ground read | 10% | Hyperscape Digital |

## Grade history

- August 17, 2026 · ERCOT A → A-. Texas paused the Batch Zero large-load interconnection study pending a statewide data-center audit, degrading time-to-power (35%) and tariff/moratorium climate (20%). Held to one notch: the pause is finite, ERCOT retains the deepest uncommitted capacity and lowest forward prices on the board, and the audit favors self-generation structures. — https://hyperscapedigital.com/news/texas-pulls-the-brake-ercot-batch-zero-pause