As of July 28, 2025, the US Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency order to allow a nearly 400-MW oil-fired units near Baltimore to run beyond its operating limits as the eastern US endures a heat wave. [1] The request for the order was filed by the PJM Interconnection and the unit is owned by Talen Energy. [2] Talen Energy and its subsidiaries had multiple units slated to retire in May, before reaching a “reliability-must-run” agreement that was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which delayed it. In issuing the order, DOE agreed with PJM in acknowledging an “imminent electric reliability emergency” in the Baltimore Gas and Electric zone in Maryland. According to PJM’s petition to DOE, there could be blackouts in the BG&E zone without the order.
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