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Region's power grid asks for voluntary conservation

With electricity use approaching record levels, New England's power grid operator is asking customers to conserve electricity as a weeklong heat wave continues to bear down on much of the region. ISO New England Spokeswoman Marsha Blomberg says power is adequate, but supplies are likely to become tight.

 

If more action is required, ISO could call on business customers who have agreed to cut electricity use to conserve power to do so.  Among those customers are large electricity users like Western Connecticut State University.

 

Demand for electricity is expected to peak, near record numbers, on Thursday.

 

Cooling centers across the state have been opened by cities and towns:

 

In Ridgefield, the Parks and Rec facility is open for the week, until 10pm. 

 

In Newtown, the Municipal Center is open from 7am to 8pm.  The Library and the Senior Center in Newtown are also open during normal hours. 

 

A HART bus is out front of 198 Main Street in Danbury as a cooling center between noon and 4pm today through Thursday.

 

The Redding Community Center is open from 8:30am to 9pm today through Thursday.  Town Hall and the Library are open during normal hours as well for people without air conditioning.

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Dave Rinelli

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