Torrid temperatures which caused “higher electricity demand than expected combined with transmission and generation problems trigger widespread power outages This affected around 100,000 customers in the New Orleans region during the Memorial Day weekend, said the grid operator.
THE Sunday power Driven New Orleans officials to put pressure on the reasons for the reasons why few notice was given before the order of the operator of Grid Operator Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), who declared that the “loading load” was necessary to avoid much wider problems.
The houses in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard and the plaquemines were affected. At the same time, the popular The Greek festival along Bayou St. John was also struckForcing him to take money only for a while and prolong his hours without entrance fees.
Miso said he had asked Entergy and Cleco in Louisiana to close 600 megawatts of power “to maintain the reliability of the bulk electrical system”. The organization serves as Regional network operator Manage the loose power transmission system and wholesale electricity markets in parts of 15 Canadian border states at the Gulf Coast.
“High temperatures in Louisiana have resulted in higher demand than expected, and with planned and unforeseen transmission and generation breakdowns, miso had to take this measure in the last resort”, ” He said Sunday evening. “Miso coordinates closely with Entergy and Cleco to restore power as quickly as possible.”
The power was restored on Sunday evening, but the officials of New Orleans said that questions remained on what happened and why, as well as the way the process has happened. The president of the municipal council JP Morrell, the vice-president of the Council Helena Moreno and the commissioner of the public service Davante Lewis published a joint declaration saying that “the public deserves clear responses”.
“We are not only frustrated by the lack of notification in a timely manner both to usefulness and regulators, and it seems that New Orleans has made it possible to have a forced weight,” the press release said on Sunday, adding “we are urgent to discover the facts”.
Lewis, whose district includes the New Orleans region, said that a generator of Entergy was offline on Sunday for a routine interview while a second generator who feeds the region failed.
Entergy confirmed the loading order which had it carried out “periodic power outages for its customers”.
“The company takes this measure as indicated by its reliability coordinator, the operator of independent system of the continent environment, as a last resort and in order to prevent a more extensive and prolonged failure which could seriously affect the reliability of the electricity network,” he said on Sunday, following about four hours later with a declaration indicating that the outings had ended.
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