PJM Calls on Demand Response for Oct. 13-14 as DOE Order Runs Through Oct. 16

PJM Interconnection called for demand response on Oct. 13 and 14 and recalled active generator maintenance outage tickets amid unusually warm fall weather and scheduled work ahead of winter. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency order giving PJM temporary dispatch authority on Oct. 12, declaring a statutory emergency in the region. Effective Oct. 13 through Oct. 16, the order authorized PJM to dispatch specified generating units and direct data centers and other large electricity users to run backup resources as a last resort before or during an Energy Emergency Alert 3. That alert level can involve firm load interruption. Backup resources serving critical facilities, including hospitals, water-treatment facilities and 911 call centers, were excluded.

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