Energy Department issues emergency order directing PJM grid operator to dispatch units and backup power
Photo: Fox NewsHow the sides differ Right sources stress unusual October heat straining the grid across 13 states; alternative sources focus on the order's formal details and directive to PJM.
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order to PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid operator, allowing it to dispatch specified generating units and tap backup power to maintain reliability. The alternative source dates the order to Oct. 12, gives its number, and says it runs through mid-October. The right-leaning source says the step responds to unseasonably warm October temperatures straining the grid across 13 states and presents it as a move to prevent blackouts.
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Presents the order as a procedural directive to PJM to run specified units as needed for reliability, citing its date and number.
Frames the order as a Trump administration action to head off blackouts across 13 states during unusually hot October weather.