BUI - Largest U.S. grid operator declares level one emergency to combat heat wave
2023-07-27 09:57:58 ET
The largest U.S. electric grid operator issued a level one emergency alert for Thursday, calling on all power plants to operate at full capacity, as a heat wave bakes much of the U.S.
PJM Interconnection, which serves more than 65M customers across a 13-state region between northern Illinois and the Atlantic Coast, including all of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, issued the alert late Wednesday.
The Energy Emergency Alert Level 1 indicates it has the resources needed to meet firm load and reserve commitments, but is concerned about sustaining its required Contingency Reserves.
Demand is forecast to reach 153,286 MW as of 5:00 ET on Thursday and has ~186K MW of generating capacity.
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Largest U.S. grid operator declares level one emergency to combat heat wave