For the second consecutive week, NY Power Authority activates summer power demand reduction program
NEW YORK - For the second consecutive week, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) Tuesday activated a program to reduce electricity use at public-facility locations in New York City in response to anticipated higher energy demand due to the hot weather. NYPA has also issued a day-ahead notice of the possible activation of the program tomorrow.
NYPA’s Peak Reduction Program, which can be operated for up to 15 days between June 1 and September 1, features voluntary commitments by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the City University of New York to lower electricity use at 20 New York City locations during the highest-demand days of the air-conditioning season to help ensure reliable supplies of electricity.
Today’s activation follows a statewide heat advisory issued by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday and coincides with the activation by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) of similar demand response programs. The NYISO programs, known as the Special Case Resource Program and the Emergency Demand Response Program, also include the participation of several of NYPA’s large business and governmental customers located across the state.
“We can’t do anything about the weather, but we can all do something on the demand side to alleviate stress on the power grid during these hot summer days,” said Gil Quiniones, NYPA president and chief executive officer. “These peak load management programs are some of the options available to NYPA customers under Governor Cuomo’s multidimensional efforts to improve the reliability of the power grid. The voluntary participation of a number of our large customers in these programs has proven critically important for stabilizing the power grid when spiking temperatures increase the use of air-conditioning and strain the electric distribution system.”
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