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Today — 14 October 2026Main stream

Energy Department Order Takes Aim at Mid-Atlantic Blackout Risk

✇NYT - Business
By: Christine Hauser
14 October 2026 at 19:06
The order as a precaution allows grid operators to use backup generation this week. There were no widespread outages reported.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

Power lines in Ashburn, Va. The energy department order applies to 13 Mid-Atlantic States and Washington, D.C.
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