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Message: <blockquote data-quote="asankadinesg" data-source="post: 31652382" data-attributes="member: 89437">Real story, and it's about the US. Here's the why:The US Department of Energy declared the emergency for the PJM grid region — 13 states plus Washington DC, serving 65+ million people. Energy Secretary Chris Wright signed the order on October 12, and it runs through October 16.The trigger is a squeeze from both sides:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Demand spiking — unusually warm fall weather is pushing electricity use to around 111,500 megawatts, way above normal for October</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Supply squeezed — about 61,591 MW of generation is offline for autumn maintenance, plus planned transmission outages</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">PJM warned the system could come within 900 MW of its reserve margin — that's razor thin</li> </ul>The order lets PJM fire up extra generating units and, as a last resort, call on backup generation (including from big users like data centers) before things get critical. The pressure is worst around Maryland, Virginia, and the DC metro area.Officials say residential customers don't need to do anything right now — it's a preventive move, not a rolling-blackout situation yet.</blockquote>

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