Largest U.S. grid issues alert as cold lifts demand to near record – Bloomberg

PJM Interconnection, which operates the largest U.S. grid from Washington, D.C., to Illinois, issued a Level 1 emergency alert for Wednesday as cold weather boosts electricity demand. PJM's grid includes the Chicago area and most of northeastern Illinois. The emergency alert is issued when a grid operator foresees conditions where all available resources are committed to meet electricity demand and is concerned about sustaining its required energy reserves. PJM said it didn’t anticipate a need to use demand response measures that require some customers to curtail their use.
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Hello, Indiana!
1 year ago

I still recall that during a blazing summer stretch of weather in LA the residents were asked to curtail their use of AC, clothes washers/ dryers and dishwashers. Yeah, but electric cars are the wave of the future…

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