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felldestroyed t1_j1lzzbi wrote

Reply to comment by sexy_wash_bucket in Any context other than it’s really cold? Peco asking for electricity conservation. by Unlucky-External5648

So the press release this morning was citing the power plants (which I assume are natural gas) not being able to run. How would this factor into what you're saying? Is it something like what happened in Texas with natural gas plants not be winterized enough to take days of negative temps?

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sexy_wash_bucket t1_j1md45k wrote

Yup. Power plants can run into a lot of issues when it’s too cold. PJM’s are much more resilient than Texas’s, but that is a very low bar. If NG plants aren’t running, electricity needs to be dispatched instead for heating purposes instead of NG. That adds to capacity needs, which makes it even harder for PJM to meet demand.

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