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The federal government just invoked emergency powers under the Federal Power Act, forcing critical thermal plants like Eddie Stone and JH Campbell to stay online through February 2026—signaling a severe grid reliability crisis for Winter 25/26. We break down the implications of this unprecedented Federal Action, dissecting the collapse of stakeholder consensus at PJM over what to do about 30 GW of new data center load. Learn how the intense battle over retiring thermal plants and regulatory chaos is creating a massive capacity gap and why Blackstone is betting billions on physical hardware right now. Tune in to understand the critical puzzle: How the industry can possibly finance the thousands of megawatts of new dispatchable generation needed when commissions are actively compressing utility investment returns.

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