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PJM has extended a Hot Weather Alert to July 17 for its Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions as hot and humid weather is expected to continue in those areas. A Hot Weather Alert is currently in effect through July 16 for the entire PJM service area. A Hot Weather Alert is a routine procedure PJM issues ahead of forecasted 90-degree weather and/or high humidity in order to prepare transmission and generation personnel and facilities for expected increases in electricity demand. The Mid-Atlantic Region is made up of the Atlantic City Electric, Baltimore Gas and Electric, Delmarva Power & Light, Jersey Central Power & Light, Met-Ed, Penelec, PECO Energy, Pepco, PPL Electric Utilities, PSE&G, and Orange & Rockland (Rockland Electric Company) transmission zones. The Southern Region is made up of the Dominion transmission zone. More at PJM Inside Lines. https://lnkd.in/ew6PSHJr

Lisa Drauschak, PJM Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has been honored with the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2024 Corporate Leadership Award. Read more below.

PJM’s Brian Fitzpatrick (back row center) Principal Fuel Supply Strategist – Generation, hosted a group of representatives from the Williams Transco pipeline yesterday for a tour of the PJM Control Center Mezzanine in Valley Forge, PA. “In the spirit of our ongoing gas-electric coordination efforts, I was pleased to host the Williams Transco group to PJM as we continue to work together to ensure that we are able to deliver reliable electricity today and in the future to the more than 65 million people we serve,” Fitzpatrick said.

PJM has issued a Hot Weather Alert for July 14–16 for its entire service area ahead of expected hot and humid weather. PJM’s service area includes all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia. A Hot Weather Alert is a routine procedure PJM issues ahead of forecasted 90-degree weather and/or high humidity in order to prepare transmission and generation personnel and facilities for expected increases in electricity demand. Temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees throughout the PJM footprint, which increases demand for electricity. Read more at PJM Inside Lines. https://lnkd.in/ew6PSHJr

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Born July 10, 1856, today is Nikola Tesla's birthday, whose work developing AC transmission helped establish the high-voltage electric grid in the United States.

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