Blackout risk rises as heat wave stresses largest US electric grids

September 3, 2026

Sept 2 (Reuters) – The risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the United States on Wednesday as intense heat will test the capacity of electricity supplies serving millions of homes and businesses from the Midwest through the Mid-Atlantic.

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