2:00 P.M. UPDATE: POWER WARNING CONTINUES; CONSERVATION OF ELECTRICITY ACROSS NEW ENGLAND IS STILL REQUESTED.HOLYOKE Holyoke (hō`lē-ōk', hōl`yōk), city (1990 pop. 43,704), Hampden co., S central Mass., on the Connecticut River; settled 1745, inc. 1873. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1999-- A "Power Warning Continues" has been issued by ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. and the electricity companies of New England. Please broadcast the message below immediately. Your assistance is appreciated. For additional information, contact the individuals listed above. 2:00 P.M. UPDATE: POWER WARNING CONTINUES: CONSERVATION OF ELECTRICITY ACROSS NEW ENGLAND IS STILL REQUESTED THE POWER WARNING ISSUED BY ISO NEW ENGLAND IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE NEW ENGLAND REGION UNTIL 8:00 P.M. HIGH DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PEAK USAGE PERIOD AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ISO NEW ENGLAND URGES BOTH BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE ELECTRICITY USAGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ARE ASKED TO VOLUNTARILY REDUCE THEIR ELECTRICITY USAGE BY TURNING OFF UNNECESSARY LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, MINIMIZING THE USE OF AIR CONDITIONING air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. AND DELAYING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LAUNDRY Laundry can be:
Before industrialization UNTIL THE LATE EVENING HOURS. BUSINESSES ARE URGED TO TURN OFF LIGHTS, COMPUTERS AND OTHER OFFICE EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE, AND TURN UP THE THERMOSTAT thermostat, automatic device that regulates temperature in an enclosed area by controlling heating or refrigerating systems. It is commonly connected to one of these systems, turning it on or off in order to maintain a predetermined temperature. FOR AIR CONDTIONING BY A FEW DEGREES. THE COOPERATION OF ALL CUSTOMERS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. Background Information: ISO New England and the electricity companies of New England are working together to keep the public informed of the Summer 1999 electricity capacity situation for the New England region. Should you need additional information or have questions either contact Jim Sinclair Jim Sinclair is an autism rights activist who, together with fellow autistics, Kathy Lissner Grant and Donna Williams, formed Autism Network International after spending three days together in 1992[1]. at ISO New England (413) 535-4129 or call the appropriate media contact listed below: -0-
New England State Media Contact:
Maine: Mark Ishkanian T/ 207-623-3521 ext. 2634
Central Maine Power Company
Connecticut: Deborah Beauchamp T/ 860-665-3366
Northeast Utilities System
Western MA: Denise Vogel T/ 413-787-9011
Western Massachusetts
Electric Company
Central/Eastern James Ball T/ 508-295-5114
MA: Commonwealth Electric Company
New Hampshire: Martin Murray T/ 603-634-2228
Public Service Company of
New Hampshire
Vermont: Steve Costello T/ 802-747-5427
Central Vermont
Public Service Company
Rhode Island: David Jacobs T/ 508-559-2000 ext. 3655
Eastern Utilities
-0- ISO New England is the newly formed Independent System Operator of the region's bulk electricity generation and transmission system. Based in Holyoke, MA, ISO New England is responsible for the safe, secure and reliable operation of the region's bulk electricity generation and transmission systems. ISO New England is also responsible for administering TO ADMINISTER, ADMINISTERING. The stat. 9 G. IV. c. 31, S. 11, enacts "that if any person unlawfully and maliciously shall administer, or attempt to administer to any person, or shall cause to be taken by any person any poison or other destructive things," &c. every such offender, &c. the region's new competitive wholesale electricity market and the NEPOOL NEPOOL New England Power Pool Open Access Transmission Tariff. |
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