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RushShelby Energy warns of possibility of rolling blackouts

RushShelby Energy has been informed by Midcontinent Independent System Operator, MISO, an independent nonprofit organization that operates the electrical grid in the middle of the United States, that there is a possibility of rolling blackouts in our region this week with Wednesday having the greatest potential for this to happen.

 

Several domestic and international economic challenges impact us as an industry. These challenges follow the national trend over several years of retiring coal generation and transitioning to more intermittent, renewable resources.

 

So far, the pace of generation additions hasn't kept pace with the retirements of dispatchable resources they will replace. As a result, we want everyone to be increasingly more aware of possible requests to reduce electricity.

 

RushShelby Energy asks that you consume less energy when demand is high and supply is constrained to help alleviate stress on the power grid.  Peak load times in the summer is usually mid afternoon to early evening hours.  Ways you can reduce energy consumption is to take showers early mornings or late evenings; avoid doing laundry or do so in the early morning or late evening hours; cook outside or make a meal that doesn’t require heating to avoid using the oven; run dishwashers late at night or early morning hours; set you’re A/C at 76 or higher; close curtains in to help keep the home cooler; shut off lights and all electronic equipment not needed.

 

Please be prepared for the possibility of outages. Should the situation dictate, power could be intentionally disconnected for short periods to preserve the integrity of the entire grid.

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