This week’s heat wave pushed up power use on the PJM regional electric grid. PJM issued a rare Maximum Generation/Load Management alert for Tuesday and Wednesday to handle the high load, which it did with plenty of power generation in reserve and even in excess of its reserve requirements.

Customers contributed with load curtailment if they were enrolled in such programs and in anticipation of a coincident peak hour. Check out PJM’s markets dashboard to catch instantaneous load, electricity price, mix of renewables and fossil fuels, and generation ready to go in reserve. 8/29/2024