DOE Order 202-26-45
- Northern Virginia air and noise on backup generation
A provision in September's federal emergency order let PJM tell large power users to run their own generators before rolling blackouts.
- Is the grid serving Virginia in a recurring crunch?
September's federal emergency order for the PJM grid was the latest in a 2026 series.
- Dominion zone among hardest hit as grid forecast a 700-megawatt reserve shortfall
In asking for a federal emergency order, PJM said September's grid strain was worst in the BGE, Pepco and Dominion zones, where a key north-to-south transmission line limited how much power could flow in.