Early Summer Heatwave Puts Pressure on the Largest U.S. Power Grid, Leading to Outage Crisis During Off-Peak Maintenance Season
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Meanwhile, in order to cope with the surge in electricity demand during the summer and higher-than-average expected temperatures, grid operators are racing against time to conduct urgent repairs of power equipment.Emergency response initiated:To prevent large-scale power outages, PJM Interconnection LLC. has requested all generation units to remain connected to the grid and announced that parts of Virginia and Washington, D.C. entered a low-level emergency status on May 20.Heightened risks during staggered maintenance:The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) pointed out that nationwide energy shortages are increasingly overlapping with traditional maintenance periods in spring and autumn, raising risks across the United States.
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