High Temperatures Test East Coast Power Grids
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U.S. East Coast power grid operators said they had enough electricity to keep air conditioners running Tuesday as a heat wave continued to grip the region.
Meteorologists forecast the heat and humidity would again make it feel like more than 105 degrees (Fahrenheit) Tuesday in the big cities from Connecticut to Virginia, including New York, Philadelphia and Washington, before highs drop into the 80s on Wednesday.
The grid operators forecast demand Tuesday would top the highs for the summer that were hit Monday, but would not reach record-breaking levels.
The New York ISO, which operates the grid for nearly 20 million New Yorkers, did not have to take any steps to keep the lights on Monday and did not expect to take any steps Tuesday, a spokesman said.
In fact, none of the grid operators has yet taken any steps to reduce customer usage or shed load during the heat wave.
However, the Midwest ISO, which operates the grid for 36 million people from Montana to Pennsylvanian, kept an emergency alert in place for the FirstEnergy Corp. system in Ohio due to some unplanned generation outages and the continued heavy air conditioning demand.
A spokesman for FirstEnergy said Tuesday its Ohio system was in good shape with extra generation they had on Monday still available.
Meteorologists forecast temperatures in Cleveland would reach 95 degrees Tuesday afternoon, before thunderstorms march across the state, dropping high temperatures into the 70s for the rest of the week.