Idaho Power preparing for increased energy demand, asking customers to reduce energy use during the evening

Idaho Power preparing for increased energy demand, asking customers to reduce energy use during the evening

Idaho Power is asking customers to conserve energy during the evening hours ahead of excessive heat this weekend.

The company is preparing for increased demand for energy ahead of the weekend, and growth in the area is playing a role.

INTENSE HEAT,ASKING CUSTOMERSTO HELP CONSERVEPOWER AHEAD OFANTICIPATED HUGEDEMAND.OUR RICARDOCORONADOEXPLAINS.IDAHO POWERDOESN'T EXPECT TOIMPLEMENT ANYROLLING BLACKOUTSBUT IT ISENCOURAGING FORTHOSE TO DO SOSAFELY TO LIMITENERGY USEBETWEEN 4 P.M.

AND9 P.M.

OVER THENEXT FEW DAYS.EXTREME HEAT IS ONTHE RISE AND IDAHOPOWER IS HOPINGCUSTOMERS CANHELP CONSERVEENERGY."WE GOT NEAR-RECORDTEMPERATURES ANDWE HAVE A DROUGHTIN THE WESTERNUNITED STATES ANDWE HAVESIGNIFICANTGROWTH WE PLANFOR THIS YEARAROUND; WE HAVECREWS ON STANDBYIN THE WAKE THEREWEREINTERRUPTIONS."THE COMPANY ISPREPARING AS ITEXPECTS A HIGHDEMAND IN ENERGYAS THE POPULATIONCONTINUES TO BOOMIN THE STATE"WE ARE ALWAYSLOOKING ATPOPULATIONGROWTH, WE ARELOOKING OURGENERATIONRESOURCES, WELOOK ATTRANSMISSION LINESAND BUILDINGTHOSE TO MAKESURE WE CANIMPORT ENERGY, ASNECESSARY."ADAM RICHINS CHIEFOPERATION OFFICERWITH IDAHO POWERSAYS CUSTOMERSCAN HELP REDUCEENERGY USAGEBETWEEN 4 P.M.

AND9 P..M..INCLUDINGTURNING UP THETHERMOSTAT SO THEAIR CONDITIONERWON'T OVERLOAD."THE BIGGESTENERGY USER IS THEAC, TO YOUREXTEND AGAININCREASE THETHERMOSTAT ACOUPLE OFDEGREES, YOU CANMAKE SURE YOURBLINDS ARE CLOSE,DOORS ARE CLOSEYOU CAN DO OTHERTHINGS WHEN YOULEAVE YOUR ROOMMAKE SURE TO TURNOFF THE LIGHTS INYOUR ROOM.

THESEARE SIMPLE THINGSBUT IT HELPS WITHTHECONSERVATION."RICHINS SAYS HEDOESN'T EXPECT ANYROLLING BLACKOUTSIN THE REGION."YOU REDUCE THEPOWER USUALLYFOR A SHORTAMOUNT OF TIME.THEY'RE CALLEDROLLINGBLACKOUTSBECAUSE YOUMOVED THROUGHYOUR SERVICETERRITORY AND NOTDO IT ALL ONCE JUSTDIFFERENT TIMES.YOU'VE SEEN INTHEM IN CALIFORNIA,TEXAS AGAIN WE'RENOT ANTICIPATEDNEEDING TO DOROLLINGBLACKOUTS BUTWE'RE JUST MAKINGSURE WE AS MUCHAS CONSERVATION INTHE NEXT WEEK ORSO."RICARDO CORONADO