PJM has issued a hot weather alert for its 13-state region through July 3 (temps are forecast to hover in the 90s for several days). Over this period, peak demand could surpass 166 GW (and blow past the 2006 record of 165 GW). As the heat builds, PJM hopes to order large loads like data centers to run on back-up generators (with FERC permission).
In other grid news: The planned NextEra-Dominion merger keeps catching criticism. The latest naysayer? Sen. Angus King (I-ME) is pushing FERC to reject the deal. He claims that NextEra has a “documented record of using its market position and political resources to suppress competition that threatens its merchant revenues.
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
Tue, Jun 30