US power grids are expected to grapple with unprecedented seasonal demand and the threat of blackouts after a damaging winter storm coated parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic in ice — leaving brutal cold in its wake.

New rules by the PJM power network will fast-track combined data center and power generation projects, favoring new gas plants over renewables due to size requirements.

OKLO CEO reveals how Meta partnership will tackle America's power crisis as AI demands surge. Nuclear energy company plans massive Ohio installation.

Data centers that have lined up new electricity capacity for their facilities would get priority in connecting to the largest US power grid under a proposal by PJM Interconnection LLC.

By Tim McLaughlin and Arathy Somasekhar BOSTON/HOUSTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Power plant outages surged along the eastern United States on Sunday as constricted natural gas supplies and frigid temperatures cut the electricity output of the region's generation fleet.

Texas has added batteries and new power plants since 2021, but one thing could still cause blackouts across the grid. Here's what an energy expert told us.

PJM Interconnection LLC unveiled a reliability plan hours after top officials in the Trump administration called on the operator of the largest US power grid to do more to bolster the network and help tame electricity prices as demand from data centers booms.

By Tim McLaughlin and Scott DiSavino Jan 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. power grid faces an elevated risk of disruption over the next several days as an Arctic blast and reduced gas supplies test the sturdiness of electric infrastructure vulnerable to the around-the-clock demands of data centers.

The order is aimed at helping the state power grid endure the ongoing freeze.