East Grand Forks asks residents to reduce electricity use The request comes after East Grand Forks Water and Light was asked by its electrical grid operator to help get customers to voluntarily reduce consumption of electricity until Friday, Feb. 19. The Water and Light department is not anticipating the need for forced outages at this time. 2:30 pm, Feb. 17, 2021 × East Grand Forks City Hall The city of East Grand Forks is asking utility customers to temporarily reduce the amount of electricity they are using. The request comes after East Grand Forks Water and Light was asked by its electrical grid operator to help get customers to voluntarily reduce their consumption of electricity until Friday, Feb. 19. Doing so will help contribute to the stability of the electrical power system. The Water and Light department is not anticipating the need for forced outages at this time.