{
  "id": 16931,
  "title": "How extreme weather is shaping tomorrow's electric grid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/how-extreme-weather-is-shaping-tomorrows-electric-grid",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-07-31T09:15:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/07/31/us-electric-grid-extreme-weather"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A series of dangerous heat waves this summer — including one that has left 17 states under an emergency federal order — are putting the electric grid under an intense real-world stress test. Why it matters: Successive summer heat waves are forcing utilities to rethink how they prepare the grid for longer and more frequent periods of extreme stress. They're raising questions about whether the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}