Under the Department of Energy order, the PJM Interconnection can curtail power to data centers with backup generation as a last resort before instituting rolling blackouts.
By Ethan Howland, Senior Reporter, Utility Dive
- The PJM Interconnection can curtail data centers and other large loads that have backup generation under an emergency order issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy.
- PJM on Sunday asked to direct transmission owners and electric utilities in its Mid-Atlantic and Midwest footprint to curtail those facilities, if needed, for three days starting May 18 due to hot weather combined with planned power plant maintenance outages.
- PJM said it expected to have less than 5,800 MW of reserves during its May 18 peak, and that Maryland and Virginia could be especially stressed by the unseasonably hot weather.
