A Power Warning Continues Tomorrow -- August 10, 2001; Officials Urge Continued Conservation of Electricity for Five New England States - Except in Maine.Attention Broadcast News Editors 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)--Aug. 9, 2001 A Power Warning Continues Tomorrow 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. . Please broadcast the message below immediately. Your assistance is appreciated. For additional information, contact the individuals listed above.
POWER WARNING CONTINUES TOMORROW--
AUGUST 10, 2001
OFFICIALS URGE CONTINUED CONSERVATION OF ELECTRICITY
FOR FIVE NEW ENGLAND STATES - EXCEPT IN MAINE
THE POWER WARNING THAT WAS DECLARED THURSDAY BY ISO NEW ENGLAND FOR THE NEW ENGLAND REGION, EXCEPT FOR THE STATE OF MAINE Maine, ship Maine, U.S. battleship destroyed (Feb. 15, 1898) in Havana harbor by an explosion that killed 260 men. The incident helped precipitate the Spanish-American War (Apr., 1898). Commanded by Capt. Charles Sigsbee, the ship had been sent (Jan. , WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2001 BEGINNING AT 8:00 A.M. DUE TO A SIMILAR FORECAST OF HOT AND HUMID hu·mid adj. Containing or characterized by a high amount of water or water vapor: humid air; a humid evening. See Synonyms at wet. WEATHER EXPECTED TOMORROW, ELECTRICITY DEMAND IS PROJECTED TO REACH PEAK LEVELS SIMILAR TO TODAY. CUSTOMERS ARE REMINDED THAT AFTER 10:00 P.M. TONIGHT, NORMAL ELECTRICITY USAGE MAY RESUME. HOWEVER, ISO NEW ENGLAND IS REQUESTING ELECTRICITY CONSERVATION TO BEGIN AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING. BEFORE LEAVING HOME AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY, CUSTOMERS CAN HELP BY SHUTTING OFF UNNECESSARY LIGHTS, OTHER ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT, AND 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. . OFFICIALS STRESS THAT CUSTOMERS WHO NEED THEIR AIR CONDITIONING FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY REASONS SHOULD NOT RESTRICT ITS USE. ISO NEW ENGLAND, OPERATOR OF THE REGION'S BULK POWER GRID, GREATLY APPRECIATES YOUR COOPERATION. |
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