A Hot Weather Alert helps to prepare transmission and generation personnel and facilities for extreme heat and/or humidity that may cause capacity problems on the grid.
Temperatures are expected to go above 90 degrees across the footprint, which drives up the demand for electricity.
PJM is expecting to serve a forecasted load across the RTO of approximately--
-- 144,500 MW on July 26
-- 150,700 MW on July 27
-- 152,800 MW on July 28
The forecasted summer peak demand for electricity is approximately 156,000 MW, but PJM has performed reliability studies at even higher loads – in excess of 163,000 MW.
PJM has approximately 186,000 MW of installed generating capacity available to meet customer needs, with sufficient resources available in reserve to cover generation that is unexpectedly unavailable or for other unanticipated changes in demand.
Last year’s peak demand was approximately 149,000 MW.
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Visit the PJM Interconnection website for more information affecting the operational of the regional electric grid.
PJM is a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia, including Pennsylvania.
[Posted: July 26, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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