NV Energy
NV Energy is urging its electric customers in both northern and southern Nevada to conserve electricity today, Wednesday and Thursday between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. in order to offset energy supply issues caused by excessive heat in California and Nevada, gas supply and energy constraints and access to market power.
While NV Energy is fully prepared to supply energy to its customers today and tomorrow through both our owned and contracted generation and market purchases, conservation ensures our electric grid is in the best position possible during periods of high energy demand.
Effective measures to conserve energy at home during this time period include:
— Turn off unnecessary lights
— Avoid using large electrical appliances such as dishwashers, washing machines and electric clothes dryers
— Adjust the thermostat to 78 degrees or higher to reduce the use of air conditioning, barring any medical issues, and use ceiling fans to cool people and pets. Pre-cool your home prior to 5 p.m.
— Keep the refrigerator and freezer closed as much as possible
— Turn off pool pumps
— Unplug appliances not in use
— Close window coverings to keep the heat out
— Do not charge electric vehicles between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
We appreciate any small changes that can be made to reduce your energy use today and tomorrow. By conserving energy together, we will help prevent potential energy supply issues from impacting service reliability.
Please visit nvenergy.com for more information and conservation tips.
