"The White House on Friday urged the largest U.S. electric grid to conduct an emergency power auction to protect against rolling blackouts as energy demand from data centers grows faster than the country can build new generation plants.
Rising power bills in PJM's region have led to a political backlash over the last year."
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/white-house-seeks-emergency-power-auction-largest-us-electric-grid-2026-01-16/
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