[1/2] A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023.
REUTERS/Callaghan O’HareCompanies PJM Interconnection LLC FollowJuly 27 (Reuters) - PJM Interconnection, the biggest U.S. electric grid operator, issued a level one emergency alert for Thursday as people crank up air conditioners to stave off the heat wave.
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.
Persons:
Callaghan, Seher Dareen, Anushree Mukherjee, Kim Coghill
Organizations:
REUTERS, Callaghan O’Hare, U.S, PJM, Thomson
Locations:
Houston , Texas, U.S, Texas, Arizona, Bengaluru