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Grid emergency order: a lobbyist for both the utility and the…

The Department of Energy's order covers a grid operator serving all or part of thirteen states plus Washington; the lobbyists, at least, are fully staffed.

On air: Gloria Vance on BBN Overnight
Published 12:37 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Matthew Binebrink · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance on this story, from BBN Overnight at 12:37 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Washington Times's, the jokes are ours.

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At a glance

First reported by The Washington Times: “Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, D.C., Philadelphia under temporary power grid emergency”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:37 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance; aired 2 times.
Topics: Cleveland, Chicago, West Philadelphia, D.C..
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The Washington TimesBaltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, D.C., Philadelphia under temporary power grid emergency

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTonight the Department of Energy's emergency order still stands, telling the grid operator for thirteen states and Washington to have backup power and equipment ready so the lights stay on.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMy guest, Thaddeus Yung, represents the operator and the customers at the same time. So, Mr. Yung, who are you worried for?
Thaddeus Marlowe YungStrictly off the cuff, Gloria, I am worried for both, and I am relaxed for both. The operator is prepared, and the customers are rightly demanding that it be prepared.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSo you are demanding something of yourself, and then promising yourself it is handled.
Thaddeus Marlowe YungStrictly off the cuff, that is called representation. I have a two-page statement here that says it better.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTwo pages.
Thaddeus Marlowe YungStrictly off the cuff, it is now six.
Thaddeus Marlowe YungIf the lights go out, I will be the first to tell the operator it was foreseeable, and the first to tell the customers it was unforeseeable.

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