CONCORD — The New England regional electric system operator does not believe rolling blackouts will occur unless the winter brings a prolonged cold snap.
Officials from Independent System Operator New England said Monday they believe longer-range energy forecasting and conservation efforts will allow the electric system to operate this winter without service disruptions.
kAm}6H t?8=2?5 D9@F=5 92G6 256BF2E6 6=64EC:4:EJ DFAA=:6D F?56C >:=5 2?5 >@56C2E6 H62E96C 4@?5:E:@?D E9:D H:?E6C[ E96 @77:4:2=D D2:5[ 3FE 2 AC@=@?865 A6C:@5 @7 G6CJ 4@=5 H62E96C 4@F=5 AFE E96 DJDE6> 2E C:D<]k^Am
kAm“q2D65 @? D62D@?2= H62E96C 7@C642DED 2?5 :?7@C>2E:@? AC@G:565 3J 86?6C2E@CD 23@FE E96:C 7F6= 2CC2?86>6?ED[ E96 C68:@?’D A@H6C DJDE6> :D AC6A2C65 7@C >:=5 2?5 >@56C2E6 H62E96C 4@?5:E:@?D[” D2:5 v@C5@? G2? (6=:6[ x$~ }6H t?8=2?5’D AC6D:56?E 2?5 rt~]k^Am
kAm“x7 =@?8 A6C:@5D @7 D6G6C6=J 4@=5 H62E96C 56G6=@A[ H6’== =62? @? @FC 7@C642DE:?8 E@@=D E@ :56?E:7J A@E6?E:2= AC@3=6>D 62C=J 6?@F89 E@ E2<6 AC@24E:G6 >62DFC6D[ DF49 2D 42==:?8 7@C :?4C62D65 7F6= 56=:G6C:6D @C 2D<:?8 7@C AF3=:4 4@?D6CG2E:@?]”k^Am
kAm%96 x$~ >256 2 D:>:=2C AC@;64E:@? =2DE J62C[ 3FE E96 C68:@? 5:5 ?@E 6IA6C:6?46 2?J C@==:?8 3=24<@FE] w@H6G6C }6H t?8=2?5’D AC:>2CJ 7F6= E@ AC@5F46 6=64EC:4:EJ — =:BF:7:65 ?2EFC2= 82D — :D :? 8C62E6C 56>2?5 E9:D J62C 2?5 E96 AC:46 92D D<JC@4<6E65 5F6 E@ E96 &<C2:?:2? (2C]k^Am
kAm%96 &]$] t?6C8J x?7@C>2E:@? p5>:?:DEC2E:@? H2C?65 D:?46 =2DE DF>>6C }6H t?8=2?5 72465 A@E6?E:2= ?2EFC2= 82D D9@CE72==D E9:D H:?E6C]k^Am
kAmx$~ }6H t?8=2?5 @77:4:2=D D2:5 :7 E96C6 :D 2 ?665 7@C C@==:?8 3=24<@FED[ @77:4:2=D H:== H@C< H:E9 =@42= FE:=:EJ 4@>A2?:6D 367@C6 =@H6C:?8 6=64EC:4:EJ 56>2?5D :? E96:C 2C62D]k^Am
kAm%96 DE2E6’D =2C86DE 6=64EC:4 FE:=:EJ[ tG6CD@FC46[ H2D E@ @A6? 3:5D %F6D52J 7C@> H9@=6D2=6CD D66<:?8 E@ AC@G:56 6=64EC:4:EJ 7@C 5672F=E D6CG:46 4FDE@>6CD[ D2:5 E96 FE:=:EJ’D >65:2 C6=2E:@?D >2?286C (:==:2> w:?<=6[ 2?5 H:== 7:=6 H:E9 E96 !F3=:4 &E:=:E:6D r@>>:DD:@? =2E6C E9:D H66<]k^Am
kAm“tG6CD@FC46 :D AC6A2C65 E@ AC@4FC6 E96 6?6C8J DFAA=J E92E @FC 4FDE@>6CD ?665 2?5 C6=J @?[ 2?5 H6 H:== 4@?E:?F6 H@C<:?8 H:E9 @FC C68F=2E@CD[ E96 4@?DF>6C 25G@42E6[ 2?5 @E96C DE2<69@=56CD :? E96 36DE :?E6C6DE @7 @FC 4FDE@>6CD :? 244@C52?46 H:E9 2== 2AA=:423=6 =2HD 2?5 C68F=2E:@?D[” w:?<=6 D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6 ?@E65 E92E E96 4@>A2?J’D rt~ D6?E 2 =6EE6C E@ !C6D:56?E y@6 q:56? :? ~4E@36C 6IAC6DD:?8 4@?46C?D 23@FE E96 4@DED @7 ?2EFC2= 82D[ :ED 2G2:=23:=:EJ 2?5 E96 :>A24E 9:896C AC:46D 92G6 @? 4FDE@>6CD 2?5 E96 :>A=:42E:@? 8=@32==J]k^Am
kAm“pD 3@E9 2? 6?6C8J 4@>A2?J rt~ 2?5 2 =:76=@?8 }6H t?8=2?56C[ x 2> 566A=J 4@?46C?65 23@FE E96 A@E6?E:2==J D6G6C6 :>A24E 2 H:?E6C 6?6C8J D9@CE72== H@F=5 92G6 @? E96 A6@A=6 2?5 3FD:?6DD6D @7 E9:D C68:@?[” tG6CD@FC46’D y@D6A9 }@=2? HC@E6]k^Am
kAm“%96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E 92D 2E :ED 5:DA@D2= 2 ?F>36C @7 6>6C86?4J 2FE9@C:E:6D E92E 4@F=5 C6=:6G6 E96 C:D< E@ 6=64EC:4 C6=:23:=:EJ }6H t?8=2?5 7246D E9:D H:?E6C[ :7 6I6C4:D65 :? 2 E:>6=J H2J]”k^Am
kAm}@=2? =:DE65 D6G6C2= A@DD:3:=:E:6D 2?5 FC865 E96 AC6D:56?E E@ 92G6 E96 6?6C8J D64C6E2CJ 4@?G6?6 2 8C@FA @7 7656C2= @77:4:2=D[ DE2E6 @77:4:2=D 2?5 6?6C8J C68F=2E@CD[ 2D H6== 2D FE:=:E:6D E@ H@C< E@ D66 E96 C68:@? 92D DF77:4:6?E 6?6C8J DFAA=:6D E9:D H:?E6C]k^Am
kAm~77:4:2=D D2:5 E96J 92G6 >2?J E@@=D 2G2:=23=6 :? 6>6C86?4J 4@?5:E:@?D] %96 @A6C2E@C 4@F=5 :>A@CE A@H6C 7C@> ?6:893@C:?8 C68:@?D[ FD6 A@H6C DJDE6> C6D6CG6D[ @C 2D< 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 C6D:56?ED E@ G@=F?E2C:=J 4@?D6CG6 6?6C8J ac 9@FCD 2 52J]k^Am
kAm%96 @77:4:2=D A@:?E65 E@ 4@?D6CG2E:@? 677@CED :? r2=:7@C?:2 :? $6AE6>36C H96? E92E DJDE6> H2D 2E C:D< 7C@> 2 3CFE2= 962E H2G6 2D 36:?8 G6CJ 67764E:G6]k^Am
kAm%96 @77:4:2=D D2:5 E96J 2?E:4:A2E6 86?6C2E@CD H:== FD6 DE@C65 7F6=D E@ @A6C2E6 2C@F?5 E96 4=@4< :? 2 A6C:@5 @7 6IEC6>6=J 4@=5 H62E96C 2?5 E96 x$~ H@F=5 2D< 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 C6D:56?ED E@ 4@?D6CG6 F?E:= 6:E96C >@C6 7F6= :D 2G2:=23=6 @C E96 H62E96C H2C>D]k^Am
kAm!C@;64E65 H:?E6C 6=64EC:4:EJ ?665D 2C6 FA 23@FE a A6C46?E 7C@> =2DE J62C H:E9 56>2?5 2?E:4:A2E65 E@ C6249 2 A62< @7 a_[__h >682H2EED 5FC:?8 2G6C286 H:?E6C H62E96C 4@?5:E:@?D @7 `_°u[ 2?5 a_[ehd |( F?56C 36=@H\2G6C286 4@?5:E:@?D @7 d°u] %96 9:DE@C:4 H:?E6C A62< @44FCC65 :? 2 y2?F2CJ a__c 4@=5 D?2A H:E9 FD286 C6249:?8 aa[g`g |(]k^Am
kAm%96 x$~ D2:5 :E FD6D C@==:?8 E9C66\H66< 7@C642DED E@ :56?E:7J A@E6?E:2= 6?6C8J D9@CE72==D E@ AC6G6?E @C =6DD6? E96 :>A24E 2D H6== 2D 7F6= 2?5 C6?6H23=6 86?6C2E:@? EC6?5D]k^Am
kAmx56?E:7J:?8 2?5 AF3=:4:K:?8 A@E6?E:2= 7F6= DFAA=J D9@CE72==D H66<D :? 25G2?46 D:8?2=D 86?6C2E@CD E@ 4@?EC24E 7@C 255:E:@?2= 7F6= 56=:G6C:6D 2?5 2==@HD 4@@C5:?2E:@? 2>@?8 E96 x$~ 2?5 E96 C68:@?’D FE:=:E:6D[ 8@G6C?>6?E @77:4:2=D D2:5]k^Am
kAm“!C6A2C:?8 7@C 2?J D62D@? C6BF:C6D 4@@C5:?2E:@?[” G2? (6=:6 D2:5] “qJ H@C<:?8 E@86E96C :? 25G2?46[ E96 x$~[ E96 FE:=:E:6D[ E96 6?6C8J :?5FDECJ[ 2?5 8@G6C?>6?E @77:4:2=D 42? 6?DFC6 H6’C6 2== @? E96 D2>6 A286 D9@F=5 492==6?8:?8 4@?5:E:@?D >2E6C:2=:K6]”k^Am
kAmw6C6 :D E96 a_aa\ab H:?E6C @FE=@@< 3J E96 ?F>36CDik^Am
kAm• (:?E6C A62< 7@C642DEi a_[__h |( F?56C ?@C>2= H62E96C 4@?5:E:@?Dj a_[ehd |( F?56C 36=@H\2G6C286 4@?5:E:@?D]k^Am
kAm• {2DE H:?E6C’D 56>2?5 A62<65 2E `h[fde |( @? y2?] ``[ a_aa[ H96? E6>A6C2EFC6D 2G6C2865 `_ 568C66D]k^Am
kAm• %96 2==\E:>6 H:?E6C A62< 56>2?5 :D aa[g`g |([ D6E @? y2?] `d[ a__c[ 5FC:?8 2 4@=5 D?2A]k^Am
kAm• #6D@FC46D H:E9 2 u@CH2C5 r2A24:EJ |2C<6E Wur|X 42A24:EJ DFAA=J @3=:82E:@? E@ 36 2G2:=23=6i b_[`cd |(]k^Am
kAm• %@E2= C6D@FC46D[ :?4=F5:?8 3@E9 ur| @3=:82E:@?D 2?5 42A23:=:EJ H:E9@FE ur| @3=:82E:@?Di bc[`_b |( W2 86?6C2E@C’D >2I:>F> A@DD:3=6 @FEAFE >2J 36 8C62E6C E92? :ED ur| @3=:82E:@?X]k^Am
kAm• }2EFC2=\82D\7:C65 86?6C2E:?8 42A24:EJ 2E C:D< @7 ?@E 36:?8 23=6 E@ 86E 7F6= H96? ?66565i >@C6 E92? c[`__ |(k^Am
kAm• p==\E:>6 A62< 56>2?5i ag[`b_ |([ @? pF8[ a[ a__e]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.