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melting meltdown

oh my god it was hot in Ottawa yesterday
31° with humidex to 43°

We "only" used something like 26,100 MW of power, so we didn't set a new record.
Of course, the record is just 26,160 MW, and was set last week.

The IESO would like you, voluntarily, to use less power.
ahahaha
yeah, voluntary measures work great

The power situation looks something like this (there was no warning in 2004, according to the archive):

* IESO Appeals for Reduced Electricity Consumption as Hot Weather Strains System (July 18, 2005 7:00 a.m. EST)

* IESO Looks for Public Assistance to Help Meet Expected Record Electricity Demands (June 27, 2005)

* Major Power Failure Across Northeast US and Most of Ontario (August 14, 2003 7:00 p.m. EST)

* IMO Declares Power Warning as Record Cold Weather Strains System (March 3, 2003)

* Power Advisory - IMO Asks Public to Reduce Electricity Consumption as Unseasonable Weather Strains System (September 20, 2002) posted by Richard at 06:57 / permalink (post) | permalink (numeric)