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Severe Weather Strains US Grid as Fix Awaits Congress

Original: Severe Weather Keeps Stress-testing Our Grid; The Fix is Waiting on Congress

Severe weather events keep stress-testing the US power grid, exposing vulnerabilities that lead to outages and reliability concerns. Grid operators and industry commentators argue that solutions exist but require congressional action, with legislation addressing grid resilience and transmission currently stalled as Congress weighs next steps.

Why now: Recent extreme weather events have renewed debate over grid reliability and the need for congressional action.

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