Dive Summary:
- PJM Interconnection, the largest power grid in the U.S., says it does "not expect major problems" from the brutal heat wave hitting the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions this week.
- Power usage is expected to top 150,000 megawatts every day this week, still short of 2011's all time record of over 163,000 MW.
- PJM did, however, issue a "hot weather alert" to utilities in the grid—which includes Duke Energy Corp, Exelon, FirstEnergy Corp and American Electric Power Co Inc and serves 61 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia.
From the article:
... PJM issued the hot weather alert to all utilities in its territory except Exelon Corp's Commonwealth Edison in Chicago where temperatures are cooler. ...