Power Authority Activates Electric Load Reduction Program to Reduce Anticipated Peak Demand Tuesday.Energy Editors/Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003 The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Power Authority (NYPA) activated its Peak Load Management (PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design ) program Tuesday in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. in anticipation of high electricity demand from 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 conditions. It marks the second day this summer that the Power Authority has put the program into effect. "Various Power Authority customers--both businesses and government organizations--participate in the program, helping to manage available power supplies during the air-conditioning season," said Louis P. Ciminelli, NYPA chairman. "Their reduction in power use helps to maintain the reliability of the electric system during the most uncomfortable summer days." Participating customers receive $40 for each kilowatt kilowatt: see watt. of electricity they commit to save when called on during the high-demand months, from June through September. NYPA may make such requests for up to 15 weekdays, with the standard duration of the reductions lasting up to six hours (12 noon-6 p.m.). Notices of the possible activation of the program are issued a day ahead, followed by confirmation on the day of the event. Among the participating customers are the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and the City University of New York The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym: IPA pronunciation: [kjuni]), is the public university system of New York City. . Last summer, the PLM program reduced power usage in the city by more than 50,000 kilowatts, or about the output of a small power plant. The Power Authority expects to add to the peak amount this summer, with additional customer locations participating, raising the total to 75. Participants achieve the power cutbacks through various measures, including turning off or dimming nonessential non·es·sen·tial adj. Being a substance required for normal functioning but not needed in the diet because the body can synthesize it. lighting, adjusting air-conditioning settings and using their own on-site generators. NYPA's PLM program is part of a larger effort under New York State government's direction, known as the Coordinated Electricity Demand Reduction Initiative, or CEDRI. |
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