Talking Points for Rolling Blackouts Questions
Hi everyone! I checked with my GM, and he had some talking points prepared for our Board of Commissioners regarding panic around rolling blackouts. I've attached it below--feel free to modify it accordingly for your own needs.
While regional winter reliability is an issue, RMLD remains vigilant but not concerned about the possibility of rolling blackouts this winter, primarily due to the current mild weather forecast. Any potential blackouts in the region would be due to an extended period of cold weather typically less than 10 degrees Fahrenheit over ~4 consecutive days. Any potential blackouts would be initiated by ISO New England, which is the organization that manages electricity in the New England region.
RMLD has in-territory generation and storage systems to help reduce the impact of rolling blackouts. RMLD has an operating procedure in place that is tested each fall and each spring, in cooperation with ISO-New England, other Municipal Light Plants, and Investor-Owned Utilities.
In the event that ISO New England requests load reduction via blackouts, they would occur in increments of two hours or less and roll across customer groups.
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Our GM feels like we can handle any communications in-house. Hopefully, he will keep me in the loop and I can share anything we use.