California Utilities Urge Customers to Use Less Electricity.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1998--Electric customers throughout California are being asked to reduce the non-essential use of electricity wherever possible today. High temperatures throughout the state are causing very strong demand for electricity. At approximately 9:30 a.m. today, California's Independent System Operator (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. ) initiated a Stage I emergency due to low electric reserves caused by the heat wave. During a Stage I emergency, utility customers throughout the state are urged to voluntarily reduce their use of electricity. Pacific Gas and Electric Company
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) , (NYSE: PCG), is the utility that provides natural gas and electricity to most of Northern California. urges customers to take these specific actions now: -- Raise air conditioner conditioner, n 1. an additive substance used to increase the effectiveness of another substance. 2. a substance added to enamel that improves a sealant's ability to adhere. settings to 85 degrees or higher. -- Discontinue dis·con·tin·ue v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v.tr. 1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: use of non-essential appliances. -- Minimize use of appliances such as clothes dryers, dishwashers, washing machines (storage) washing machine - An old-style 14-inch hard disk in a floor-standing cabinet. So called because of the size of the cabinet and the "top-loading" access to the media packs - and, of course, they were always set on "spin cycle". , and electric ovens and ranges. -- Reschedule re·sched·ule tr.v. re·sched·uled, re·sched·ul·ing, re·sched·ules To schedule again or anew: rescheduled the meeting for the following week; rescheduled the debts of many developing nations. agricultural and pool pumping until the emergency is over. Theappeal is being made to all California electric users, not justPG&E customers. The request for a voluntary reduction in electric use is the first stage of the state's three-stage Electrical Emergency Plan. Stage I takes effect when the electric reserve margin, or backup generating capacity, in California drops to five percent above customer demand. If reserves decline to three percent, utilities will initiate the second stage of the plan and appeal for more stringent voluntary cutbacks. If reserves drop to 1.5 percent, utilities will go to a third stage, implementing rotating outages. For more information about PG&E, please visit our web site, http://www.pge
CONTACT: PG&E News Department, 415/973-5930
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