Update to A Dark and Deadly Winter
Thursday, 10/15/26 at 22:56
Sandra West
Less than 24 hours after I posted a vision and message from the Lord called “A Dark and Deadly Winter” on October 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) declared a power grid emergency for PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. pertaining to 13 states due to necessary seasonal maintenance, and unseasonably warm conditions.
It was issued on October 12, 2026.
The states involved are Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia.
Once I saw this, I was prompted by the Lord to do some research. What started as research on PJM ultimately revealed unsettling data regarding U.S. electrical grids overall.
Here is the article on Energy.gov:
Energy Secretary Secures Mid-Atlantic Grid Ahead of Anticipated Stressed System Conditions
Here is the Order issued by the DOE pertaining to PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.:
Federal Power Act Section 202(c): PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) Order No. 202-26-50
While this is obviously not a fulfillment of that vision and message from the Lord as of yet, it is quite concerning considering these states are more notably cold winter states.
“Tight grid conditions in general currently are caused by growing electricity demand coupled with the need for owners of generators and transmission equipment to take their equipment out of service for maintenance ahead of winter, and also for construction on major transmission projects that requires nearby lines to be taken out of service for safety reasons,” the PJM spokesperson said in a Newsweek article.
One emergency order is not unprecedented. What is unprecedented is the sheer number of DOE emergency orders issued under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act of PJM Interconnection in 2026, in recent electrical grid history.
PJM Interconnection is the largest grid operator in the United States.
It serves more than 67 million people.
From my count, based on the Energy.gov website, PJM has received 13 DOE emergency orders in 2026 alone. This appears to be unprecedented.
Those can be viewed in the following link provided. (Upon its viewing, you will see that this is not only a PJM grid issue, this is a nationwide electrical grid issue. And it is very concerning.)
EnergyNewsBeat.com states, “The October episode fits a broader 2026 pattern in which unseasonal weather, maintenance timing, data-center load growth, and slower addition of flexible resources in
some regions produce tighter margins more often. Bloomberg and others reporting have noted that PJM has relied on emergency supplies on a record number of days this year (including multi-day stretches in July), while regions that scaled batteries and solar more aggressively—California and Texas—have shown greater resilience in comparable heat events.”
What It Means for Weather-related Events
The October emergency order for PJM Interconnection highlights structural vulnerabilities that can worsen winter reliability.
According to a Newsweek article, “High rates of planned generator outages combined with growing baseline electricity demand mean the grid has very little room for error when sub-freezing temperatures arrive.”
“Growing baseline electricity demand” can be equated to data center demand.
According to Power Magazine, in the U.S. “more 202(c) emergency orders have been issued in a single year-and-a-half stretch than in any prior comparable two-decade period.” Wow!!
So what we have overall is an ongoing HUGE strain on all U.S. power grids. We have seen this during our more recent warm and hot seasons, but any sub-freezing temperatures will put additional strain on already taxed U.S. electrical grids.
I write all of this to say….
We are in unprecedented times. By putting these data-points alongside the vision and word from the Lord titled “A Dark and Deadly Winter”, it reveals a deeply concerning strain upon all U.S. power grids. The same power grids that affect all sectors of industry and service.
While I am not saying that this upcoming winter in the U.S. will be the winter to fulfill this word and vision, I am saying that it is a possibility based upon the data provided.
Time will tell.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), excessive cold and hypothermia are the leading causes of weather-related mortality, accounting for roughly 63% of all weather-related deaths in the United States.
The Lord’s messengers have warned time and time again about upheaval and uncertain times. My prayer is that people will prepare accordingly, and draw close to Him for guidance and protection. May we love our neighbors as ourselves, and watch out for them in such perilous times. (Matthew 22:39)
If compiling this information has encouraged just one person to prepare in some way for potential power outages and their impact during weather-related events, then doing so has been time well spent.
But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand. Ezekiel 33:6
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