- Severe weather alerts were issued by the Storm Prediction Center for a region including Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania on July 20, 2026.
- Outage concentration is occurring in affected states including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Michigan, potentially impacting agricultural output and food prices.
- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is regulating utility development and examining reliability across the PJM footprint.
Regulators warn about power grid strain and PJM reports on emergency steps in Pennsylvania.
1 report, 1 independent
Updated Sep 16
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What happened
Regulators warn about power grid strain and PJM reports on emergency steps in Pennsylvania.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Pennsylvania
state of the United States of America
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PJM Interconnection
US regional transmission organization
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
regulatory agency in Pennsylvania
Nothing else this week.
Related events
- Utility companies are restoring power and repairing storm damage across Michigan and Pennsylvania.
- The state has mandated increased data transparency from PJM, and a new budget requires the PUC to oversee utility data.
- West Virginia has sued Pennsylvania regarding energy laws, coinciding with a critique of PA energy mandates by the Commonwealth Foundation.
- High-risk grids serving populous areas including Pennsylvania and New York are under scrutiny due to operational strain reported by Atmos and assessments by NERC.
- PJM determined electricity pricing across Maryland, and Katie Fry Hester spoke at a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conference.