DOE Issues Emergency Order to Prevent Blackouts in Southeast

Areas in the Midwest and East Coast are experiencing ‘extremely dangerous heat’ this week, according to the National Weather Service.

The Department of Energy building in Washington on Nov. 13, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an emergency order authorizing Duke Energy to operate at maximum capacity, even exceeding certain emission levels, to reduce the risk of potential blackouts during a heat wave in the Southeast United States, the agency stated in a June 24 announcement.

According to a June 25 alert issued by the National Weather Service, valid through June 27, “Extremely dangerous heat persists across the Midwest and East Coast.”