PJM Interconnection LLC, operator of the largest US grid, warned of a potential power supply shortfall of as much as 60 gigawatts over the next decade as data centers accelerate demand growth.

The US Northeast, including New York City, will get a brief touch of snow this weekend before a frigid blast of arctic air pushes through the region, leaving winter-weary residents shivering and putting additional stress on power grids and energy prices.

Energy storage and other sources of backup power are becoming more important as storms get worse. 

Texas has so many massive AI-related data centers in development that its grid operator is now considering reevaluating some projects that were previously approved.

Siemens Energy AG will invest $1 billion (€847 million) in manufacturing capacity in the US over the next two years as power demand surges.

The US Southeast is making final preparations for a powerful Atlantic storm as yet another blast of Arctic air surges south, threatening to smash temperature records and putting Florida’s citrus belt at risk of a damaging freeze.

Electric Reliability Council of Texas Chairman Bill Flores said Thursday that some data centers and cryptocurrency miners voluntarily curtailed power use during the recent winter storm that strained the state’s grid and others across the country.

As many as 151 million Americans are at high risk of power shortfalls — or outright blackouts — over the next five years because of extreme weather, natural gas system vulnerabilities and soaring electricity demand, according to a report by the grid reliability regulator.

Power prices in New York City and other major population centers are surging to unprecedented heights as a record-setting cold spell threatens to intensify in coming days.

This week’s storm has highlighted the increasing risk of blackouts.

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

The largest US grid operator was granted authority to divert power destined for data centers to households, hospitals and other customers to prevent rolling blackouts as an extreme cold snap strains electricity supplies.

US power grids are under mounting pressure following a winter storm that unleashed deep cold and heavy snow and ice from Texas to Maine, driving up heating demand and raising the risk of blackouts.

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The largest US grid operator is pushing power plants to secure natural gas supplies through the week amid expectations that frigid temperatures will drive electricity usage to a winter record.

US power grids are expected to grapple with unprecedented seasonal demand and the threat of blackouts after a damaging winter storm coated parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic in ice — leaving brutal cold in its wake.

A sprawling winter storm has grounded thousands of flights around the US, triggered grid crises and knocked out power to thousands, while threatening to drop a foot of snow on New York City and the Northeast corridor Sunday.

A sprawling winter storm has grounded thousands of flights around the US, triggered grid crises and knocked out power to thousands, while threatening to drop a foot of snow on New York City and the Northeast corridor Sunday.

From snow to ice, this is what’s in store as a major storm spreads from the US South to the Northeast.

A massive US winter storm stretching from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England is straining power systems, causing cascading travel disruptions, while threatening large amounts of snow and ice in some of the country’s most densely populated corridors.