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Questioning-Pen OP t1_j1kgc3h wrote

Has anyone received any type of notification from Pepco or the city? I haven't. Seems like this is being poorly communicated

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Thiswillblowover t1_j1kitqb wrote

Same. It feels like pepco should send an email at the very least? They for sure have our contact info, right? I get the marketing stuff.

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Quelcris_Falconer13 t1_j1kq7f2 wrote

I mean they text when they take out my money to pay the bill I feel like this should be a text message and email

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lelizabeth13 t1_j1kkr6m wrote

I’m in rva and received an email from Dominion Energy about it.

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LegitimateFail3 t1_j1kzzam wrote

Nada. I would think if this had even a slight chance we would receive alerts (maybe even similar to emergency alerts on phones).

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keyjan t1_j1kj8ym wrote

This is from the regional grid operator. Fingers crossed they don’t need to do it.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pjm-asks-consumers-to-conserve-electricity-301709847.html

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alias241 t1_j1kmimb wrote

Turn off your dang Christmas lights after midnight.

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arbiter42 t1_j1konim wrote

Christmas lights (well, string LED lights) take basically no power though.

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rydog123bruh t1_j1l1y1t wrote

I’m sure the lights + inflatable ones collectively would help make a difference if they are getting this worried about the grid.

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LeoMarius t1_j1lwqeh wrote

Inflatables are only supposed to run for 4 hours at a time to reduce the stress on the blower. Running your inflatables after midnight makes no sense.

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simmer_down_yall t1_j1kn5ng wrote

We've gotten through the highest load period - winter loads peak around 7AM and 8PM - and PJM has ended their most concerning emergency alerts. So I wouldn't expect any rolling blackouts at this point unless something goes disastrously wrong tomorrow morning. The highest risk period by far was this morning.

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app_priori t1_j1kn5bx wrote

Should I turn off my heat?

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keyjan t1_j1kofdl wrote

Maybe turn it down, but it’s still going to be in the teens overnight . Don’t turn it off.

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KerPop42 t1_j1ksw08 wrote

You can conserve energy by closing the vents to other parts of your house. Also, putting up blankets and towels on your windows helps prevent heat escaping to them

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RedWhiteAndLou t1_j1kl1wk wrote

That somehow makes us impervious to the impact of a historical weather event?

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[deleted] t1_j1kmm5g wrote

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RedWhiteAndLou t1_j1kmtxl wrote

TIL other countries have never had to conserve energy to prevent a potential brief blackout.

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MintyLacroix t1_j1krtrj wrote

You sure gave Texas a hard time last year.

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Seven7Shadows t1_j1lt1f9 wrote

There was no blackout. PJM’s systems worked. Regardless, this was an operation to help the entire country grid system (notably by exporting to MISO). So it’s actually an exact example of something ERCOT couldn’t do to help itself last year. https://twitter.com/dr_a_stein/status/1606755212886147072?s=46&t=g4KpMovi-KJNnltFrF-dlw

Anyway, this is also an event that has caused trouble for all the power systems - rather than last year where exclusively ERCOT had issues during that cold snap.

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RetardedChimpanzee t1_j1m0h0u wrote

And DC wants to ban Gas Heating.

https://www.ncelenviro.org/articles/washington-d-c-passes-ban-on-most-natural-gas-use-in-new-buildings/

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ReasonableRenter t1_j1m8r6k wrote

I am 100% in favor of banning gas heating and mandating passive solar with battery electric storage for night time heating. Fossil fuel heating is dead. It shouldn’t be allowed in any new construction or renovation

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SandBoxJohn t1_j1omwpj wrote

You can be sure NRG Energy is running their 167 MW oil fired power plant in Vienna Maryland at full capacity. This power plant is only brought on line when power demands rise above a defined threshold.

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heartattackyeah t1_j1lc39c wrote

What about da homeless

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Playful-Translator49 t1_j1ld7vw wrote

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