Consumers Energy’s late-night Wireless
Emergency Alert (WEA) plea for users to turn down their thermostats,
reducing peak demands for natural gas, and preventing possible shut offs
during the recent cold front, worked. It was the first time WEA was
used for this purpose, state officials said.
“We had a 10 percent reduction on the
system and that was a game-changer for us overnight,” said Consumers
Energy President/CEO Patti Poppe. “No residential gas customers lost
service as a result of this.”
The Detroit Free Press
reported that cold temperatures pushed the natural gas demand much
higher than normal — from 2.5 billion cubic feet of gas to 3.3 billion —
and the company determined that it would rise even more. That’s when
they contacted the governor’s office about issuing the wireless
emergency alert. Continue Reading
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