Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Midwest Threatened With Power Outages When Weather Turns Cold

Midwest Threatened With Power Outages When Weather Turns Cold
In mid-Michigan on Jan. 7, temperatures dropped to a low of 8 degrees Fahrenheit. 
As residents turned up the head that day, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator put out what it refers to as a “max gen” warning effective.
It started at 6 a.m. and lasted for eight hours.
MISO describes itself as “an independent, not-for-profit, member-based organization responsible for operating the power grid across 15 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Manitoba.”
The statement it issued on Jan. 7 — a maximum generation emergency warning — means that utility companies resources are stressed...Read all!

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