Weekend storms lead to over 600,000 power outages in PJM territory, lowering demand

摘要

PJM Interconnection power generation materialized aboveforecast morning peak demand on April 3 after strongthunderstorms knocked out power to over 600,000 customersin Ohio and Pennsylvania, and power prices were below recentlevels amid the lower demand.PJM power demand was forecast to peak at 92,548 MW in the8 am ET hour while actual power generation peaked at 92,570as hundreds of thousands of customers were without power dueto the severe storms that moved through the region over theweekend, according to PJM data.