by theluckycountry » Sun 25 Jan 2026, 19:09:21
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', '[')b]Appalachian NatGas Output Faces "Intense Losses" As Arctic Blast Drives Power Grid Risk Higher.
Published 01/25/2026
Power plant outages surge$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'B')OSTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Outages surged along the eastern United States on Sunday as constricted natural gas supplies and frigid temperatures cut the electricity output of the region’s generation fleet.
The PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. regional grid that serves 67 million people in the East and Mid-Atlanic, reported nearly 21 gigawatts of generation outages, with most of that capacity being forced offline... Without native supplies of natural gas, the Eastern seaboard relies on a pipeline network that is historically constricted during extended bouts of frigid weather...
Meanwhile, power prices in PJM and the electric grids for New York and New England surged between $400 and $700 per MWh Sunday afternoon, grid operators reported. The increases reflected demand that continues to top grid operator forecasts. With constricted natural gas access, nearly 40% of the New England grid’s output came from oil-fired power plants. Natural gas, usually the grid’s main source of fuel, accounted for just 30% of the grid’s fuel source for power plants.