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  "id": 5087097,
  "title": "Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/blackout-risk-rises-as-heatwave-stresses-largest-us-electric-grids-5087097",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T12:16:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/heatwave-power-outage-risk"
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  "summary": "US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to Chicago 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. The US Department of Energy…",
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        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/blackout-risk-rises-as-heatwave-stresses-largest-us-electric-grids",
        "published": "2026-09-02T12:16:52.000Z"
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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."
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