With record winter demand straining the grid, the federal government has given PJM permission to let power plants exceed pollution limits to keep the lights on.

The extreme weather knocked out power across the South — and cold temperature will strain the power network for a week.

A deep freeze is gripping the US as the worst storm so far this season winds down, leaving the country’s biggest electric grid in emergency status and bracing for record wintertime demand.

America’s power grid is entering 2026 with mounting stress, and experts warn that a handful of states face the sharpest blackout risk if extreme weather hits. With demand climbing faster than new capacity and winter storms already exposing weak links,

New rules by the PJM power network will fast-track combined data center and power generation projects, favoring new gas plants over renewables due to size requirements.

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.

Federal and state officials want regional grid operator PJM to extend price caps and secure new power sources, but their non-binding proposal leaves open the question of how to make data centers

The state grid operator is making a first attempt at a planning process in which multiple requests will be considered simultaneously.

Researchers on Friday said that Poland’s electric grid was targeted by wiper malware, likely unleashed by Russia state hackers, in an attempt to disrupt electricity delivery operations.

The ERCOT grid successfully withstood the recent winter storm in Texas, due in part to improvements made since the devastating 2021 winter storm, such as weatherization of energy plants, inspections,