POWER Magazine•3 months ago
DOE Has Issued More Than 40 Section 202(c) Emergency Orders Since May 2025. Here’s an Updated Log.
- •The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued over 40 emergency orders and extensions under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act since May 2025, an unprecedented frequency in the past two decades.
- •These orders primarily compel utilities and grid operators to defer the retirement of specific generating units, indicating significant grid reliability concerns.
- •The high frequency of regulatory intervention highlights increasing grid stress and the need to maintain existing dispatchable capacity.
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