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Spanish electricity grid reaches 85.7% saturation after 2.8 GW loss

PV Magazine 22 Jan 2026
Spain’s electricity grid has lost nearly 2.8 GW of available capacity in two months, lifting substation saturation to 85.7% and leaving more than 5,200 facilities without spare capacity, according to new analysis.
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Electric grid concerns aired by Pa. lawmakers as frigid weather settles in

Image The Huntsville Item 21 Jan 2026
HARRISBURG — Data centers and other large electric load projects are developing far faster than plans for new power plants in Pennsylvania, risking affordability and reliability across the commonwealth, according to the grid operator ....
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Politics, not the electrical grid, stands as the top obstacle for data centers

The Washington Times 21 Jan 2026
Last week, President Trump publicly encouraged the PJM Interconnection to change its rules to encourage the building of more power plants ... .
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PJM moves to manage growing strain on New Jersey’s electrical grid

northjersey.com 21 Jan 2026
Regional electric grid operator PJM Interconnection approved a set of emergency measures in mid-January to manage the rapid growth of data centers and other large electricity users in an effort to ...
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Independent Advisory Group on Future Electricity Grid for Wales: report and recommendations (Welsh Government)

Public Technologies 21 Jan 2026
) Independent Advisory Group on Future Electricity Grid for Wales ... Chair of Independent Advisory Group on Future Electricity Grid for Wales. Report and recommendations of the Independent Advisory Group on Future Electricity Grid for Wales.
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Texas electric grid update as millions warned of power outages

Newsweek 20 Jan 2026
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) “will continue to deploy all available resources to manage the grid ...
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Is Iowa’s electric grid ready for the demands of the future?

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 19 Jan 2026
The strength of the electric grid — the network of transmission lines and generators that bring electricity to your house — determines whether your lights turn on when you flick the switch ... How does the electric grid give us energy?.
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Moore, other PJM governors push for changes at the nation’s biggest electric grid

Image Cumberland Times News 18 Jan 2026
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) found himself in a rare position Friday. Joining forces with President Donald Trump’s (R) administration on energy policy ... .
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Here’s how AI data centers affect the electrical grid

CNN 18 Jan 2026
The country’s aging electrical grid could struggle to keep up with the surge in energy needs ... asking PJM, America’s largest electric grid operator, to ease the nationwide spike in electricity costs.
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Officials pressure electric grid head

NWA Online 17 Jan 2026
... and keep electricity bills from rising even higher.
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Electric grid: Create state transmission authority

The Seattle Times 17 Jan 2026
Re. “WA isn’t building the clean energy transformation lawmakers demand” (Jan.
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Electric grid: Support Senate Bill 5466

The Seattle Times 17 Jan 2026
Re. “State isn’t building the clean energy transformation lawmakers demand” (Jan.
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White House Seeking Emergency Power Auction for Nation’s Largest Electric Grid

The Epoch Times 17 Jan 2026
16, calling for an emergency power auction and for the nation’s largest grid operator to lower its prices.
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White House seeks emergency power auction for largest US electric grid

The Spokesman-Review 17 Jan 2026
electric grid to conduct an emergency power auction to protect against rolling blackouts as energy demand from data centers grows faster than the country can build new generation plants ... electric grids.
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Operating electricity grid on small island a ‘particular challenge’

CyprusMail 16 Jan 2026
Operating an electricity grid on a small island is a “particular challenge”, Marios Pappoutis, the transmission system operator’s assistant network operator said on Friday. “The operation of the grid ...
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