[News] When the Grid Hit Its Limit: The DOE Emergency and America's July 4 Heat Crisis
A dangerous heat wave over the July 4, 2026 holiday weekend pushed the US Department of Energy to invoke rarely-used wartime emergency powers over the nation's largest electric grid, directing data centers off the grid and power plants past their environmental limits to prevent cascading blackouts.
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