Increased Electricity-Natural Gas Cooperation Has PJM Confident About Winter

Come early july, PJM won Federal Power Regulatory Commission approval for any program to boost reliability when it comes to weather-related emergencies and top loads (see Daily GPI, June 11, 2015; Mar 26, 2014; Jan. sixteen, 2014). During January 2014, PJM experienced eight from the 10 highest winter need days for electricity in the nearly 87-year history.

To get ready for winter 2015-2016, PJM studied the impact of higher masse levels, higher generator outage rates, as well as a combination of these types of scenarios and their impacts within the power system. The organization additionally looked into the impact on the transmitting system of severe gas accessibility issues that can affect generator supply.

PJM makes winter era testing available to generating models that have not run within the eight weeks prior to November. 1, on either main or alternate fuel. Power generators have also completed a energy inventory survey to assess their own fuel supply status.

Conversation and coordination between the gas and electric industries proceeds throughout the year and more frequently with the winter season. PJM and the sewerlines begin the season with month-to-month calls to discuss generation as well as transmission outages. Starting November. 1 through March, the actual calls are daily to talk about gas and electric main grid system status, PJM stated.

The organization is tasked along with ensuring the reliability in the high-voltage electric power system helping 61 million people in most or parts of Delaware, The state of illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, The state of michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pa, Tennessee, Virginia, West Va and the District of Columbia. PJM coordinates and guides the operation of the region's transmission grid, which includes sixty two, 556 miles of tranny lines; administers a competing wholesale electricity market; and also plans regional transmission growth improvements to maintain grid dependability and relieve congestion.

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