US Utilities Impose Blackouts, Issue Warnings Over Deep Freeze Power Grid Strain – IOTW Report

US Utilities Impose Blackouts, Issue Warnings Over Deep Freeze Power Grid Strain

NTD: A number of U.S. utility companies called on customers to conserve electricity due to frigid weather on Saturday and Sunday.

Con Edison, which serves the New York City metropolitan area, asked its 1.1 million natural gas, 3.5 million electric, and other customers in New York City to conserve power. Temperatures in the Big Apple plunged to about 15 degrees F overnight on Saturday and Sunday morning.

“Conserving energy as much as possible now will help ensure adequate natural gas supplies for the rest of the weekend,” Con Edison said late on Saturday. “Owners of natural gas pipelines have reported that equipment problems caused by the cold weather and the heavy demand for natural gas are challenging their ability to provide adequate amounts of gas throughout the Northeast,” the utility company added.

Another, ISO New England, warned Saturday that it has “insufficient reserve supplies” and called on its members to “voluntarily curtail power” due to strain on the power grid, reported Bloomberg. MORE

13 Comments on US Utilities Impose Blackouts, Issue Warnings Over Deep Freeze Power Grid Strain

  1. Actually Tony R, thousands packed up and moved back East from California. My friends moved to TN, Misery (Missouri), GA, OK, TX. DH sister lives in Buffalo – ground zero. I hope they’re all enjoying their snow, tornadoes, blizzards, no power, and shoveling $hit against the tide, and politics change every 4 years. No one gets off this planet without some kind of pain. /just saying

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  2. Time to force solar, wind, and EV advocates to survive on their fantasy energy scams. That way, when the sun, snow, and storms do what they do, there’ll enough energy for those of us who realize the green energy movement is a total fraud.

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  3. Santa’s sleigh reportedly crashed in Buffalo when its turboencabulator got choked with snow at 20 below. The wreckage and presents were reportedly spread out for miles. More at eleven.

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