‘768,000 & CLIMBING’: Grid Emergency Declared in 22 States as Winter Storm Fern Rages – OXY NEWS CHANNEL

In this breaking update from OXY NEWS CHANNEL, we detail the January 25, 2026, power crisis. We analyze the surge from 548,000 to over 768,000 outages, with Tennessee (258k), Texas (137k), and Mississippi (124k) reporting the most significant failures. We examine the NWS warning of "catastrophic ice accumulation" and the 2,000-mile spread of the storm that has prompted 22 federal emergency declarations. We also report on the "skating rink" conditions hampering repair efforts in the Southeast and the arrival of heavy snow in New York City.