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WOODBURY, MN The monumental power failure in Texas caused by unseasonable cold showed how extreme weather can push an electric grid to the brink.
The average U.S. power customer loses electricity for 1.5 to 2 hours annually even before extreme weather events are taken into account, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. As the Texas experience showed, hurricanes, snowstorms, heat waves and other extreme weather events can make such outages dramatically worse.
Customers in Minnesota state experienced 2.50 hours without power in 2019 2.20 fewer hours than the national average of 4.7 hours in 2019, which is the most recent information available, according to the EIA.
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KAAL-TV Created: February 15, 2021 12:35 PM
(ABC 6 News) - Due to high demand on the regional electrical grid, cooperative members are urged to reduce electrical usage Monday.
Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services (Albert Lea), MiEnergy Cooperative (Rushford), People’s Energy Cooperative (Oronoco), and Heartland Power Cooperative (St. Ansgar) have issued a peak energy alert from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday.
Members enrolled in the Dual Fuel or Water Heater Energy Management Programs will be affected from approximately 5:00 to 11:00 p.m. this evening.
Members can conserve electricity during this peak alert period by setting their heat to at least 68
o, lower if no one is home; wearing layers of clothing; running the dishwasher or doing laundry later in the evening; using a microwave instead of the oven to cook; and refrain from turning on televisions or gaming systems. Each seemingly small action can collectively make a big difference in the demand made o
KAAL-TV Created: February 08, 2021 02:07 PM
(ABC 6 News) - Due to high demand on the regional electrical grid, cooperative members are urged to reduce electrical usage.
Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services (Albert Lea), MiEnergy Cooperative (Rushford), People’s Energy Cooperative (Oronoco), and Heartland Power Cooperative (St. Ansgar) have issued a peak energy alert from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Monday.
Members enrolled in the Dual Fuel or Water Heater Energy Management Programs will be affected from approximately 4:50 to 11:00 p.m. this evening.
Members can conserve electricity during this peak alert period by setting their heat to at least 68
o, lower if no one is home; wearing layers of clothing; running the dishwasher or doing laundry later in the evening; using a microwave instead of the oven to cook; and refrain from turning on televisions or gaming systems. Each seemingly small action can collectively make a big difference in the demand made on the el