The US Department of Energy authorized PJM to dispatch generation and backup resources ahead of forecast high demand and planned outages in the Mid-Atlantic.
On October 12, the Department of Energy announced an emergency order directing PJM Interconnection to dispatch specified generating units as needed to maintain reliability. The agency cited elevated demand, a high rate of planned generator outages during autumn maintenance, and planned transmission outages in the region.
The order is effective October 13–16, 2026. PJM may call on backup generation as a last resort before or during an Energy Emergency Alert 3. DOE estimated that more than 35 gigawatts of unused backup generation is available nationwide; that figure is not a regional capacity total for this order.
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DOE backup generation estimate
DOE estimate refers to unused backup generation nationwide, not a regional total for the PJM order.
DOE backup generation estimate
Indicator (English)
Source value and unit
Period or announcement date
Data basis (English)
Numeric value (source scale)
Source unit (English)
Equality or bound qualifier
Unused backup generation (national estimate)
more than 35 GW (DOE national estimate)
2026-10-12
estimate
35
GW
greater-than
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Records DOE’s national estimate and does not infer a regional allocation. Numeric values retain source scales; bounds are distinct from exact equality. Sorting must account for units and indicator scope.
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