Newport Utilities asks customers to limit electricity use tomorrow
Published: 8:22 PM, 01/20/2009
Last updated: 8:22 PM, 01/20/2009
Author: Duay O'Neil Source: The Newport Plain Talk
NEWPORT-Newport Utilities engineer Jimmy
Robertson praised local consumers for their help in conserving the demands on
the company's resources during last weekend's bitterly cold weather.
"There were no load-related outages over the
weekend," said Robertson. "All of your cooperation and conservation
of electricity has worked to avoid any overloads. However, we have more cold
weather in the forecast for Wednesday morning that could create problems if we
are not cautious. It remains crucial that we conserve as much as possible
anytime temperatures drop to 20 degrees or below."
"At this time, Newport Utilities requests
everyone to limit their use of electricity between 6:30-9:30 a.m. on
Wednesday," Robertson continued.
According to Robertson, service areas of greatest
concern continue to be Edwina, Cosby, Jones Cove, Grassy Fork, and Hartford
communities. "Basically all NU customers south of the National Guard Armory
and customers along North Hwy. 321 from Parrottsville toward Greeneville,
including the Salem community, should be especially careful," he added.
Robertson said these areas are where the power system
has had problems due to overload conditions during extreme cold weather in the
past.
"Thanks to your efforts, the system has remained
just under the overload level," Robertson said. "By each of us saving
energy during these morning hours, we can avoid power outages for
everyone."
Robertson urged customers to turn off all unused
lights and appliances and to limit cooking time and use of hot water as much as
possible.
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