PJM placed its power grid under a federal alert to reduce electricity consumption across its territory due to generator outages, heavy overloading on transmission lines, and a surge in air-conditioning demand amid sustained extreme heat. The alert highlights near-term reliability risk that could tighten power availability during peak load periods. Near-term market effects are likely to be concentrated in affected utilities/power generators rather than system-wide.
PJM placed its power grid under a federal alert to reduce electricity consumption across its territory due to generator outages, heavy overloading on transmission lines, and a surge in air-conditioning demand amid sustained extreme heat. The alert highlights near-term reliability risk that could tighten power availability during peak load periods. Near-term market effects are likely to be concentrated in affected utilities/power generators rather than system-wide.
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