With Hartford temperatures forecasted to peak at 90 degrees or higher for the next seven days, state energy officials and utility providers are asking for customers to help lessen power demand.
This week, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Rob Klee, along with the state’s energy efficiency fund and other partners associated with the Energize Connecticut brand, asked state residents to wait until 8 p.m. or later to run major appliances like dishwashers, laundry machines and pool pumps.
Klee said that will help lessen the need to fire up back-up power plants, which often run on dirtier fuels, and will also help relieve stress on the electric grid and improve air quality.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Eversource sent out its own request, asking customers to increase temperature setting on air conditioners and to keep the units’ vents clean and clear, to program thermostats to use less energy when dwellings are unoccupied, and to seal and gaps to stop cool air from seeping outside.
