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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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US Grid Equipment Shortage Deepens Impacting Repairs and New Installations

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The U.S. power grid faces a deepening equipment crisis, with power transformer lead times reaching record highs and constraining everything from routine repairs to major new infrastructure projects. According to recent industry data, standard power transformer delivery times now average 128 weeks (nearly 2.5 years), while generator step-up (GSU) transformers average 144 weeks, with some […]

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Data Centers in Virginia Are Booming—and Using 10,000 Diesel Generators

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Virginia’s Northern Virginia region, often called “Data Center Alley,” is the epicenter of the world’s largest concentration of data centers. These massive facilities power everything from cloud computing to AI training, routing up to 70% of global internet traffic. But the boom comes with trade-offs that are increasingly visible to nearby residents: thousands of diesel […]

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What is Going On with AI and Data Centers in the US?

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The AI boom has supercharged America’s data center industry, turning what was once a steady infrastructure play into one of the fastest-growing drivers of electricity demand in the country. Hyperscalers and AI startups are racing to build massive facilities packed with GPUs that devour power at unprecedented rates. From rural Texas fields to Virginia’s “Data […]

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Blocking Data Centers Won’t Make Electricity Cheaper

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ENB Pub Note: This article is from C3 News Mag, and we highly recommend following them and reading.  David Kemp & Prasanna Pydipalli Growing opposition to data centers is beginning to expose divides in both parties. Last week, POLITICO reported that progressive challengers in battleground House primaries in Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, and Maine are backing a national moratorium on […]

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More Blackouts in TX?!

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Daily Standup Top Stories New Zealand to lift oil drilling ban amid blackout fears in blow to Starmer June 9, 2024 Stu Turley New Zealand was on Saturday night expected to revoke a ban on drilling for oil and gas amid fears of blackouts, as Labour plans to impose a similar crackdown on the North Sea. The country’s […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #307 – Global Energy Developments: From Electric Buses to Geothermal Advancements

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Daily Standup Top Stories Virginia legislation would activate state program to fund electric school buses February 12, 2024 Mariel Alumit   Virginia is on a roll transitioning to electric school buses. And that momentum could remain uninterrupted if legislators activate a precedent-setting but dormant initiative to tap into state dollars. Freshman Del. Holly Seibold has […] New […]

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