From: Colon.Powell@tutanato.com   
      
   The massive winter storm that disrupted US energy production, sparked   
   the most flight cancellations since Covid, and paralyzed much of the   
   eastern half of the country for days is finally over. BofA chief   
   economist Aditya Bhave has warned that the winter blast could deliver a   
   meaningful hit to first-quarter GDP. However, the eastern half of the US   
   is not in the clear yet. At least another week of brutally cold weather   
   is forecast, which could keep pushing power grids to the brink.   
      
   As heating demand surged to record levels, fossil fuel power generation   
   proved critical in preventing widespread rolling blackouts. James Bevan   
   of Criterion Research made that clear in an exclusive note for ZeroHedge:   
      
   "Sleep Tight, America. We Got This": NatGas And Coal Power Plants   
   Prevented Grid Collapse During Historic Winter Blast   
   To further stabilize the power grid this week, Energy Secretary Chris   
   Wright instructed PJM Interconnection on Monday to divert power intended   
   for data centers and other energy-intensive facilities to residential   
   customers and hospitals. Those data centers and facilities were able to   
   switch on their on-site diesel and natural gas generators, reducing   
   power demand during peak hours.   
      
      
      
   Bloomberg notes:   
      
   PJM, which serves more than 67 million people from Chicago to Virginia,   
   sought federal approval to stave off the potential need to impose   
   rolling blackouts. Wright also gave the same authorization to two units   
   of Duke Energy Corp.   
      
   The move by Wright to divert power intended for data centers to   
   residential customers and hospitals comes as average temperatures in   
   Washington, DC, at the heart of the PJM grid in the energy   
   crisis-stricken Mid-Atlantic, are in the low teens this week. The   
   two-week forecast is not expected to rise above the 30-year average.   
      
      
      
   This period also coincides with peak winter in the Northern Hemisphere.   
   Historically, the 30-year seasonal average temperature for the Lower 48   
   does not begin to trend higher until next month.   
      
   As of this morning, wholesale electricity prices in the PJM grid soared   
   241% to more than $2,300 per megawatt-hour.   
      
      
   Meanwhile, residents across Central Maryland are being financially   
   crushed by a worsening power bill crisis, the result of green energy   
   policies that have backfired in the one-party ruled state ruled by   
   Democratic Party kings and queens. The grid mismanagement stems from a   
   failed climate alarmism framework that collided head-on with the rapid   
   buildout of energy-hungry data centers.   
      
   Read:   
      
   "I'm $6K Behind": Maryland Power Bill Crisis Sparks Debt Panic As 14,000   
   Residents Cry For Help Online   
   Insurmountable household power bill debt is sparking public anxiety   
   aimed squarely at Annapolis lawmakers. It's not just Maryland, the power   
   bill crisis has erupted across the Northeast states.   
      
   https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/data-centers-across-pjm-grid-d   
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