Wednesday, July 7, 2010

At Con-Ed Nerve Center, Keeping the Lights On - NYTimes.com

At Con-Ed Nerve Center, Keeping the Lights On - NYTimes.com:
"Con Edison, with an ability that might strike some as Big Brother-like, even exercised its ability to periodically shut off central air-conditioning units in some 20,000 homes and businesses to ease the burden on its system.

The scene inside Con Ed’s command center showed both the urgency of the utility’s efforts, and the nature of its reach — this was one of the few times it has adjusted residential thermostats from afar — as it struggled to cope with another record-setting day of heat and demand."

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