An emergency order issued Feb. 23 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) directs PJM Interconnection LLC, in coordination with Constellation Energy Corp., to keep two units operating at Pennsylvania’s Eddystone Generating Station.
“This emergency order will mitigate the risk of blackouts and maintain affordable, reliable, and secure electricity access across the region,” DOE Secretary Chris Wright said.
PJM and Constellation must ensure Units 3 and 4 at the generating station — which is located on the Delaware River in Eddystone, Pa., just south of Philadelphia — remain available for operation to address critical grid reliability issues facing the Mid-Atlantic region…