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DOE cited anticipated elevated demand, a high rate of planned generator outages during autumn maintenance and numerous planned transmission outages as reliability concerns.","The order directs PJM to dispatch specified units and authorize their operation as needed. It also allows backup generation to be called as a last resort before or during an Energy Emergency Alert 3. The order is effective from October 13 through October 16. DOE’s announcement does not say the authority was actually used or that the planned outages caused a blackout; it describes a temporary operational reliability measure."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"US","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"أمر مؤقت لموثوقية الشبكة صدر بعد طلب PJM.","de":"Befristete Netzzuverlässigkeitsanordnung nach Antrag von PJM.","en":"Temporary grid reliability order issued after PJM application.","es":"Orden temporal de fiabilidad de red tras solicitud de PJM.","fr":"Ordre temporaire de fiabilité du réseau après demande de PJM.","pt":"Ordem temporária de confiabilidade da rede após pedido da PJM.","tr":"DOE’nin PJM başvurusu üzerine çıkardığı geçici şebeke güvenilirliği emri."},"id":"doe-pjm-emergency-operating-order-october-2026","items":[{"date":"2026-10-12","description":{"ar":"مُنحت PJM صلاحية تشغيل وحدات محددة عند الحاجة.","de":"PJM durfte bestimmte Einheiten bei Bedarf betreiben.","en":"PJM was authorized to operate specified units as needed.","es":"Se autorizó a PJM a operar unidades determinadas cuando fuera necesario.","fr":"PJM a été autorisée à faire fonctionner certaines unités si nécessaire.","pt":"A PJM foi autorizada a operar unidades especificadas quando necessário.","tr":"PJM’ye belirli üniteleri ihtiyaç halinde çalıştırma yetkisi verildi."},"label":{"ar":"أصدرت الوزارة أمراً طارئاً","de":"DOE erließ eine Notfallanordnung","en":"DOE issued emergency order","es":"El DOE emitió una orden de emergencia","fr":"Le DOE a émis un ordre d’urgence","pt":"DOE emitiu ordem emergencial","tr":"DOE acil emri yayımladı"},"status":"occurred"},{"date":"2026-10-13","description":{"ar":"استمرت فترة السريان حتى 16 أكتوبر.","de":"Der Geltungszeitraum lief bis zum 16. 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