The Department of Energy issued emergency orders for the nation’s largest electric grid operator, PJM Interconnection, and an order that allows for the deployment of backup generation assets in Texas due to a winter storm pummeling the East Coast.
Energy Department Issues Emergency Power Grid Orders Amid Winter Storm
The agency on Sunday issued two separate orders for Texas and for PJM Interconnection to mitigate possible blackouts caused by the storm.
A person cleans the snow from a car during a snowy day in Chicago, on Jan. 25, 2026. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo
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