Dive Summary:
- As a heat wave continued to bake the Northeast Wednesday, the New York Independent System Operator, which operates the state's power grid, said it may ask some customers in its demand response programs to limit their power usage for a third consecutive day.
- No major steps have been required by the NYISO and utilities in the state to keep power running so far.
- Peak demand for Wednesday afternoon is forecast at 33,400 MW, close to the grid's all-time record of 33,939 MW in 2006 and higher than Monday's peak of 32,703 MW—the highest of the year so far.
From the article:
... They have asked consumers to conserve power, deferred non-essential equipment maintenance and activated demand response programs to reduce energy usage in some areas, but there have been no widespread blackouts - just some scattered outages.
"We are expecting to meet Wednesday's peak demand and maintain our operating reserve requirement over the peak hour," NYISO spokesman Ken Klapp told Reuters. ...