Tuesday, January 7, 2014

KU, electric grid operator urge energy conservation on Tuesday

Electric companies were calling Monday for voluntary energy conservation by customers during the cold blast. "We are running a very high-load demand," Kentucky Utilities spokesman Cliff Feltham said late Monday. "While it's not an emergency, they can surely help us if they would." He urged customers to lower thermostats a degree or two, turn off lights in unoccupied rooms and take similar measures.

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