PJM in ‘unprecedented’ fuel shift from coal to gas: NERC

摘要

During the latest drop in natural gas prices – to new lows for 2017– it is not surprising that the North American Electric ReliabilityCorp. is saying that the PJM Interconnection “continues tomanage an unprecedented generating capacity fuel shift fromcoal to natural gas.”NERC’s 2017 Long-Term Reliability Assessment, publishedThursday, acknowledges concerns over grid reliability in the faceof more coal plant retirements and the increasing role of natgasand “variable” power sources such as wind and solar throughoutthe North American electricity grid districts.