A massive US storm stretching from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England triggered a grid emergency in the country’s midsection, prompted cascading travel disruptions and is expected to dump heavy snow on New York and Boston.
Early Saturday, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator — which runs an electric grid across parts of the Midwest and South — declared an energy-emergency alert 2 in its northern and central sections. That means it faces a “shortage and needs to reduce energy demand.” In such a situation, MISO is able to get generation that’s not usually available and can ask area utilities to encourage consumers to conserve. It’s one level beneath the highest for emergency situations.
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