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US Declares Power Grid Emergency As 67 Million Face Outage Risk

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14 October 2026

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Fusion42 · 14 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

The US Department of Energy has issued an emergency order for the Mid-Atlantic power grid to activate backup power resources to prevent outages affecting 67 million people from October 13-16 due to increased demand and maintenance outages.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face a near-term test of US grid stability that raises risks for mission-critical power customers like data centres. This emergency highlights new opportunity to offer resilience solutions or backup supply in the Mid-Atlantic.

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