Citing surging demand and blackout risk, DOE invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to authorize Duke Energy to run select units at max output through June 25. (DOE)
The move waives environmental limits to preserve grid reliability across the Southeast, aligning with a broader emergency declaration under President Donald Trump’s energy executive order.
Orders like this 1) highlight the fragility of regional peak planning as extreme heat strains generation reserves and 2) underscore how grid stability increasingly hinges on short-term federal intervention.