PJM Interconnection, which manages the electricity system serving 67 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia, issued emergency energy alerts amid expectations that hot summer weather will drive up power demand, the company said in a June 22 update.
The 13 states are Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
PJM issued two alerts: a maximum generation alert and a load management alert.
“PJM issues a Maximum Generation Emergency Alert a day in advance of conditions that may require all generators to operate at their maximum output capability,” the update states. “This alert does not require any action from customers.”…