Rolling outages begin in Kansas City as utilities ask customers to reduce energy usage Amid dangerously cold temperatures, utility companies want customers to turn it down Share Updated: 10:07 PM CST Feb 15, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff Amid dangerously cold temperatures, utility companies want customers to turn it down Share Updated: 10:07 PM CST Feb 15, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THAT MEANS CHRIS KELLY IT IS ALL ABOUT REDUCING DEMAND IN THIS RECORD COLD EVERG THE OLD KCP&L SAYS 60,000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER FOR 30 MINUTES THIS AFTERNOON SERVICE HAS BEEN RESTORED BUT MORE SHUTOFFS MAY HAPPEN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS INDEPENDENCE POWER AND LIFE SAYS IT’S BLACKOUTS WILL AFFECT 2000 PEOPLE AT A TIME AND FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES AND IN CASEY KAY THE B. DO IS TURNING OFF THE POWER BY BLOCK THE OUTAGES LASTING FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES AGAIN, ULTRA-REDUCE USAGE IN THE POWER GRID THAT WE SHARE WITH 12 OTHER STATES THE SOUTHWEST P