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Data Center Power Supplies Imperiled by Crunch in Top US Grid
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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, and 2 sources have reported it between 23 Jul 2026 and 27 Jul 2026.
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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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2 sources · first reported 23 Jul 2026 · latest 27 Jul 2026
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