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OKLAHOMA WINTER WEATHER: Oklahomans urged to conserve electricity amid extreme winter weather Share Updated: 10:30 PM CST Feb 15, 2021 KOCO Staff Share Updated: 10:30 PM CST Feb 15, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript AND SO I BELIEVE IS EVERYONE KNOWS AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT OG&E HAS BEEN DIRECTED BY THE SOUTHWEST POWER POOL TO REDUCE OUR LOAD AND THE WAY WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT IS THROUGH TEMPORARY SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS. AS KENT MENTIONED NATURAL GAS IS INCREASINGLY HIGH DEMAND AND VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES. THAT’S CAUSING ISSUES ON THE ELECTRIC GRID HERE IN OKLAHOMA, TEXAS ALL THE WAY TO CANADA. AND YOU KNOW, WE’RE SEEING THE SAME LIMITED SUPPLIES. OF COURSE THAT’S AFFECTING UTILITIES ABILITY TO GENERATE POWER AND THAT’S WHAT’S LEADING TO THE WHAT WHAT’S NECESSITATING THIS CALL TO REDUCE OUR LOAD. THAT’S BEING COMPOUNDED AGAIN BY THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER A LOT OF OUR EQUIPMENT LIKE IN THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY IS FREEZING

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