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Winter storm tests US electric grid

67M ordered to cut power as winter storm cripples eastern grid—power plants collapse in 8 states

Winter Storm Fern battered the Eastern U.S. from January 24-25, 2026, triggering widespread power plant failures across PJM's grid, impacting 67 million people in 13 states. The storm caused the forced shutdown of 21 GW of generation,

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Winter storm pushes US power grid to brink as operators take emergency measures

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Winter storm tests US electric grid as outages spread

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Energy providers in Upstate SC release latest winter storm power outages

During the initial hours of sleet, freezing rain, and snow on the morning of Jan. 25, fewer than 30 outages were reported between Duke Energy and Blue Ridge Electric Co-Op.

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Winter storm power outages spread in Charlotte. Use these maps to check near you

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Widespread power outages amid ice storm in Mississippi

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Thousands of flights cancelled as snow storm blankets half of US

About 300,000 people across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi were without power, and 250,000 in Tennessee, the hardest-hit state, were also without energy, the weather service said.

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Winter storm causes 180,000 power outages in Mississippi

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Southeast power outages: Winter Storm Fern’s impact

Texas Emergency: DOE Orders Data Centers To Use Backup Power Amid Winter Storm

Texas data centers and other large energy consumers were ordered to activate backup generators as Winter Storm Fern threatened power supply.

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Power plant outages surge in Eastern US amid restricted gas supplies and frigid weather

By Tim McLaughlin and Arathy Somasekhar BOSTON/HOUSTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Power plant outages surged along the eastern United States on Sunday as constricted natural gas supplies and frigid temperatures cut the electricity output of the region's generation fleet.

pv magazine USA

Behind-the meter generation is scaling up to meet “hyperscale” demand

Pacifico’s Kevin Pratt says projects like the GW Ranch 7 GW microgrid point to where energy development is heading.

Can America keep the lights on? What needs to happen to modernize the grid

ELSCO Transformers reports U.S. electricity demand may rise by 50% over 25 years, yet the aging power grid struggles to keep pace, needing $5T in upgrades.

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Frigid weather stresses US electric grid

By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. electric grid operators on Saturday stepped up precautions to avoid rotating blackouts as frigid weather hitting half of the country's population stressed their operations.

E&E News

Transmission line stopped sending hydropower during Arctic storm

The energy interruption from the new Canada-to-New-England line raises questions about the region’s electricity mix.