Electrical transmission towers at a Pacific Gas and Electric substation in Vacaville, California, on Sept. 6, 2022. Richard Verduzco, right, keeps cool on his porch during a heat wave in Phoenix on July 15, 2023. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Brandon Bell/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Revelations 18:10 “In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: "Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come."
Important Takeaways:
- Biggest US electrical grid operator issues energy emergency alert as temperatures soar
- PJM Interconnection issued two alerts as part of its early notification system that conditions might require the use of emergency procedures during the sweeping heat wave and that all generating resources are online or have been scheduled, PJM told Fox Digital in an email Thursday morning.
- “PJM has issued this series of alerts to help prepare generators for the onset of intense heat, acting conservatively in light of recent extreme weather events that have occurred within the region and across the country,” the statement said.
- PJM emphasized that while there are no emergencies or emergency actions at this time, the operator is “prepared and ready” should the extreme weather affect its system.
- Pennsylvania-based PJM serves all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.
- July is set to become the hottest month on record around the world
- In the U.S., the monthlong heat wave blasting the Southwest is showing no signs of letting up, with more than 128 million Americans under some kind of heat advisory Thursday.
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