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Largest US power grid PJM escalates emergency actions to avoid blackouts

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The largest U.S. regional transmission organization, PJM Interconnection, escalated emergency measures on July 3, 2026, issuing a federal alert to cut electricity consumption across its vast territory amid generator outages, overloaded high-voltage transmission lines, and surging air-conditioning demand from a prolonged heatwave. PJM, which manages the electric grid for approximately 67 million people, activated demand-response […]

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President Trump Signs the Defense Production Act for Coal Plants Nationwide

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In a major boost for America’s energy security and domestic coal industry, President Donald J. Trump today invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) to direct nearly $700 million in federal support for coal-fired power plants, new construction, restarts, and critical export infrastructure. The announcement, made during an Oval Office event focused on “Beautiful, Clean Coal,” […]

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Maryland Blames Data Centers for $1.6 Billion Power Bill Shock, but Democrats Omit Green Energy Costs

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Maryland ratepayers are staring down an estimated $1.6 billion hit to their electric bills over the next decade—roughly $345 per household—to fund transmission upgrades driven largely by data centers in Northern Virginia. The state’s Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), arguing that PJM Interconnection’s […]

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Wind And Solar Are BACK?!

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Daily Standup Top Stories The Senate Caves on IRA Wind and Solar Subsidies – David Blackmon June 18, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This article from David Blackmon’s Substack is spot on – and RINOs are at it again… We need some huge primaries, and this is just disgusting. The RINOs in Congress, not David […] […]

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Blackrock LOVES Oil Now?

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Daily Standup Top Stories Replacing a Talen Energy coal-fired power plant with battery storage is infeasible: PJM May 6, 2024 Mariel Alumit An 800-MW, four-hour battery is “not a realistic option” for replacing Talen Energy’s 1,280-MW, coal-fired Brandon Shores power plant near Baltimore, according to the PJM Interconnection. The Sierra Club’s proposed battery storage solution to […]

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