141 Grid Reliability Statistics (October 2026)

Map of North America showing NERC assessment areas rated high, elevated or normal resource adequacy risk for 2026 to 2030, with WECC-Northwest, WECC-Basin, MISO, PJM and ERCOT shaded high risk

Updated October 2026. Every number on this page links to the agency, regulator, national lab, utility filing or peer-reviewed study that produced it. The power grid is getting less reliable for the people who depend on it, and the numbers are no longer subtle. Americans now spend more time in the dark than they did […]