PIERRE — The City of Pierre is alerting electric customer of the possibility that controlled outages may be needed if hot conditions across the country put too much stress on the nation’s electric grid. Utilities Director Brad Palmer says the bulk electric system has changed in the last two decades…
An extreme cold snap in February of 2021 changed the way utilities address power demand. Palmer says Pierre a part of an Energy Emergency Alert System…
Level One is asking resident to cut back on use. Level Two involves requesting more voluntary cutbacks and use of private generation with Level Three being controlled outages…
Palmer says there is no indication such an activation is needed but wants the community to be prepared in case such conditions are required to be enacted.
