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DOE issues emergency order as SPP, MISO extend weather-related grid advisories

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By Kassia Micek Verified
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Continued hot weather is driving the Midcontinent Independent System Operator and Southwest Power Pool to extend weather-related grid advisories as the US Department of Energy issued an emergency order to SPP, which could break a peakload record on July 27. The DOE issued an emergency order to keep the power on during the region's energy emergency brought on by hot weather conditions, the DOE said in a July 26 statement. The order, in effect from July 26 through Aug.
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PJM Interconnection sets new all-time peakload record of 168.158 GW in heat wave

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By Kassia Micek Verified
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The PJM Interconnection reached an all-time peakload record estimated at 168.158 gigawatts on July 2 during a heat wave that swept across most of the country, breaking a 20-year record. The estimated peakload record was reached between 5 pm and 6 pm, according to preliminary figures that factor in demand response programs that serve to suppress electricity demand, the grid operator said in a July 10 statement that recapped grid response during the heat wave.
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US SOLAR TRACKER: Additions expected to reach an all-time high of 38 GW in 2026

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By Kassia Micek Verified, Daryna Kotenko Verified, Susan Dlin
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Solar-powered generation led the US in clean energy generating capacity additions during the first quarter of 2026, accounting for , with expectations that solar will continue to lead in new clean energy additions this year. The US added 4.453 GW of solar capacity in Q1, up 2.8% from the end of 2025 and an increase of , according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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