India, Oct. 13 -- The US government has ordered additional measures to protect electricity supplies across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest as unusually warm autumn weather, scheduled power plant maintenance, and transmission outages put pressure on the regional grid.

The emergency order, issued by Energy Secretary Chris Wright on October 12, gives PJM Interconnection temporary authority to dispatch designated power plants and use backup generators when necessary from October 13 to 16, 2026.

The order aims to prevent a shortage from escalating into a wider power emergency.

However, it does not announce rolling blackouts or confirm that electricity cuts will take place. PJM has issued a Maximum Generation Alert and Load Management ...