America’s Largest Power Grid Issues Emergency Alert: ‘Prepare Generators’

America’s largest electric grid operator has declared an emergency amid high temperatures and issued an alert warning the public to “prepare generators.”

The emergency alert was issued across the East Coast and Midwest.

On Friday, PJM Interconnection LLC, which serves 13 states, declared another Energy Emergency Alert Level 1.

The alert was the second in a week as fears of an electrical grid failure mount.

Excessive heat advisories and warnings cover a number of areas across those states—from Illinois to New Jersey.

A map updated by the National Weather Service (NWS) on Friday shows that heat advisories and warnings inundate large swaths of where PJM Interconnection serves.

The agency has suggested that more emergency alerts may follow.

The NWS suggests that further heatwaves throughout this week could trigger more emergency alerts.

“Dangerous heat peaks in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest today and Saturday before a cold front provides these regions with a welcomed return of cooler and more comfortable temperatures Sunday,” said the NWS on its website on Friday.