Provenance Record

Well-structured Analysis piece (1,022 words, within the 800-2,000 range). Clear sectioning (Overview, What We Know, How It Came About, What We Don't Know, Analysis) with appropriate hedging in the speculative sections. Technical regulatory detail is accurate and accessible.

All 6 source snapshots read from disk and verified (all returned HTTP 200, no archive fallbacks, no bot-blocked/403 sources, no FERC.gov primary). source-0 (POWER Magazine): confirms June 18 2026, Section 206, unanimous show-cause orders, all six RTOs (PJM/MISO/SPP/CAISO/ISO-NE/NYISO), '200 million Americans in more than 30 states and the District of Columbia, covering nearly two-thirds' verbatim, and the first Swett quote ('setting the stage for a resilient, reliable, and forward-thinking grid...') verbatim. source-1 (Power Engineering): confirms 'Docket RM26-4-000' verbatim, the six RTOs, and the 30-day informational report on resource adequacy. source-2 (National Law Review): confirms 'Within 60 days... by August 17, 2026... show cause why their tariff remains just and reasonable or submit proposed tariff revisions' verbatim, the resource-adequacy report described as 'proposals under consideration in its stakeholder process,' and 'electrically proximate.' source-3 (American Action Forum): confirms the 20-megawatt threshold ('exceeding 20 megawatts (MW), such as the energy demanded by AI data centers'), Section 206, June 18 2026, and the 2025 Wright/DOE request amid 'unprecedented energy demand.' source-4 (Utility Dive): confirms the second Swett concurring-statement quote ('historic action to push our country's electric markets and economy into the future...') verbatim, the five issues list (matching the article), the October DOE directive, '3,500 pages of comments,' and the 'about two years ago / flat electric demand' framing. source-5 (energy.gov DOE): confirms the Wright quote ('requires building more energy infrastructure and bringing new power online faster' — attributed to Energy Secretary Wright) and the Danly quote ('an important step toward improving interconnection processes, supporting flexible load and generation arrangements, and accelerating the addition of new generation' — attributed to Deputy Secretary James P. Danly) verbatim with correct attribution.

Every load-bearing specific (docket RM26-4-000, Section 206 Federal Power Act, the six named RTOs, the 20 MW threshold, the 30-day resource-adequacy report, the 60-day/August 17 2026 tariff deadline, the June 18 2026 issuance date) traces verbatim to a cited non-bot-blocked source. All three named quotes (Swett x2, Wright, Danly) are verbatim with correct attribution. No fabricated docket, date, number, or name detected.

High-quality, fully sourced regulatory analysis. Every critical legal/regulatory specific and every direct quote verified verbatim against the captured snapshots. The only flag is a non-blocking allowlist warning that requires no factual correction. APPROVE.