A person cleans the snow from a car during a snowy day in Chicago, on Jan. 25, 2026. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo
The Department of Energy issued emergency orders for the nation’s largest electric grid operator, PJM Interconnection, and an order that allows for the deployment of backup generation assets in Texas due to a winter storm pummeling the East Coast.
The agency on Sunday issued two separate orders for Texas and for PJM to mitigate possible blackouts caused by the storm.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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