The
operator issued an Energy Emergency Alert Level 1 late on
Wednesday for July 27, signaling that it had available resources
to meet firm load and reserve commitments, and was concerned
about sustaining its required Contingency Reserves.
PJM oversees supply in a 13-state region, managing and paying
on-call generators to keep power systems running.
Demand is forecast to reach 153,286 MW as of 5:00 EPT on
Thursday, and has approximately 186,000 MW of generating
capacity.
Earlier this week, a hot weather alert was also issued for July
28 from 07:00-23:00 EPT
As a heat wave bakes parts of the country, the Texas power grid
hit a record high on July 18, but has so far avoided rolling
blackouts, while Arizona also saw power use soaring to an
all-time high this week.
(Reporting by Seher Dareen and Anushree Mukherjee in Bengaluru;
Editing by Kim Coghill)
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