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Data Center Power Supplies Imperiled by Crunch in Top US Grid

Published

27 July 2026

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technology

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Cloud Infrastructure

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United States

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Read at hartenergy.com

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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid, is warning that data centres may face involuntary outages under emergency protocols designed to prevent widespread blackouts and shield residential ratepayers from electricity price spikes.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Data centre operators in the PJM region now face forced shutdowns when the grid reaches capacity, making power cost and availability a critical operational risk rather than a solved problem. Your facility location and backup power strategy just became a competitive moat—or a liability.

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