Emergency Power Boost to Prevent Blackouts | Fargo News

The Department of Energy just issued an emergency order to prevent blackouts across 17 states amid a crippling heat wave, authorizing backup generators to keep the lights on — a move requested by the Southwest Power Pool itself, tapping into over 35 gigawatts of unused power to avoid the worst-case energy emergency, as outages cost Americans nearly $44 billion annually. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/66709bde832f1264