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Grid Operator Orders All Available Power Plants Online
PJM directed generators to start and ramp to full output after declaring an emergency maximum. The grid operator also asked utilities to consider public conservation appeals.
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PJM declared an emergency maximum and instructed all offline generation to begin operating immediately and increase to full output. The directive aims to support the U.S. electric grid during the current period of high demand.
PJM urged member dispatchers to consider issuing public appeals for electricity conservation. Dispatchers were also told to notify relevant government agencies of the situation. The same instructions were repeated in a follow-up message from the grid operator.
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