2026-10-14 · Fox News
🔮 PJM serves all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.
PJM Interconnection told Fox News Digital it does not expect the emergency conditions to affect everyday customers but warned that rising electricity demand and unpredictable weather patterns are creating new challenges for grid reliability.
Jeff Shields, a spokesperson for PJM, said electricity demand is growing faster than new generating capacity can come online, while unpredictable weather is leaving fewer opportunities for critical maintenance and construction.
Shields added that planned maintenance periods now present reliability risks that grid operators previously faced primarily during summer and winter.
"This order will help ensure millions of American families and businesses across the mid-Atlantic have access to affordable, reliable and secure electricity by making additional power generation, including backup power, available to use as needed," Energy Secretary Chris Wright said. assertive
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