Dominion Energy asks customers to conserve power amid high demand

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Dominion Vitality is becoming a member of different energy utilities throughout the Palmetto State in asking prospects to cut back their vitality consumption.

The request comes as utilities expertise a excessive demand on electrical techniques that they anticipate to proceed for the subsequent a number of days due to chilly climate.

Wind chills throughout the Lowcountry Saturday morning have been principally in single digits after a robust chilly entrance moved throughout the state Friday.

Dominion Vitality South Carolina President Keller Kissam mentioned the corporate is feeling the results of traditionally chilly temperatures as prospects run their warmth items “additional onerous making an attempt to maintain heat.”

“Our high precedence is protecting each one in every of our prospects protected and heat whereas our group works onerous to handle this case. We’re asking prospects to voluntarily scale back vitality use to assist make sure the continued dependable provide of electrical energy,” Kissam mentioned. “We thanks upfront to your persistence as you get pleasure from time with family members throughout this particular vacation season.”

Dominion applied “a managed load shed all through its South Carolina service territory,” in accordance with a information launch.

“Dominion Vitality is unable to alert affected prospects about precise occasions or length if associated outages happen,” the discharge states.

As of 10:30 a.m., Dominion reported solely 815 energy outages throughout the state. Of these 815, 302 have been reported in Charleston County and 117 have been reported in Beaufort County, in accordance with poweroutage.us.

Because the chilly entrance first started transferring in Friday morning, tens of hundreds of South Carolinians have been left with out energy as robust winds have been blamed for topping bushes or tree branches and damaging energy strains.

Dominion offered the next methods prospects can scale back their vitality use now:

• Set thermostats to 68 levels or decrease.
• Flip off non-essential inside and exterior lights.
• Unplug non-essential home equipment and units.
• Restrict using main power-consuming tools corresponding to dishwashers, washers and dryers.
• Guarantee HVAC vents are open and unobstructed.

Dominion Vitality additionally continues to reply to different weather-related outages throughout the system. The easiest way to report an outage is thru the Dominion Vitality app, which is offered to obtain at no cost on Google Play and the App Retailer.

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