US grid operator PJM declares level one emergency amid scorching heat
Source: Reuters
US grid operator PJM declares level one emergency amid scorching heat
Reuters
July 27, 2023 2:01 AM EDT * Updated 6 hours ago
July 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. ... 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
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/us-grid-operator-pjm-declares-level-one-emergency-amid-scorching-heat-2023-07-27/
Hat tip, Joe.My.God.
Largest Power Grid Declares Emergency For Eastern US
July 27, 2023
https://www.joemygod.com/2023/07/largest-power-grid-declares-emergency-for-eastern-us/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-27/largest-us-power-grid-declares-emergency-conditions-for-july-27
PJM Interconnection LLC has declared a level one emergency for the 13-state eastern US grid and called on all power plants to operate at full capacity Thursday during a heat wave.
The largest US grid issued an Energy Emergency Alert level one, meaning it is concerned about being able to maintain adequate power reserves on July 27 as consumers and businesses turn up their air conditioners amid scorching heat.
PJM has ordered all power plants to be online and for consumers enrolled in demand-response programs to be ready to curtail their electricity usage to keep power supply stable, according to a notice late Wednesday.
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One of these affairs:
I might plug it in to see what's happening.
{a few minutes later}
I'm reading 121 volts. It's clouded over here in northern Virginia.
I have 4 (and a 5th I have to pull out of the box and charge) big UPSes here that I have electronics plugged into that tell me the voltage coming through the socket where they are plugged in. 