POWER Magazine•30 days ago
Winter Reliability Concerns Spur Fresh DOE Intervention for PJM, MISO
Key Takeaway
The DOE's emergency orders to keep coal plants online underscore persistent grid reliability challenges in PJM and MISO, signaling a critical need for dispatchable, reliable generation resources for developers and potentially higher costs for large consumers.
AI Summary
- •The Department of Energy (DOE) issued Section 202(c) emergency orders for Consumers Energy's 1,420-MW J.H. Campbell coal plant in MISO and Constellation's 760-MW Eddystone Units 3 & 4 in PJM.
- •These federal interventions, occurring in late November, aim to ensure winter reliability by compelling the continued operation of existing coal-fired generation units.
- •The actions highlight persistent grid reliability concerns in major RTOs, signaling potential shortfalls in dispatchable capacity and the need for robust generation solutions for developers and large power consumers.
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Article Content
The Department of Energy (DOE) extended its run of federal grid interventions into winter over the past week, issuing a Section 202(c) emergency order on Nov. 18 for Consumers Energy’s 1,420-MW J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan and another on Nov. 25 for Constellation’s 760-MW Eddystone Units 3 and 4 in southeastern Pennsylvania in a […] The post Winter Reliability Concerns Spur Fresh DOE Intervention for PJM, MISO appeared first on POWER Magazine .