Reduction in consumption
A state of emergency was declared by the northeastern US energy and grid operator ISO New England. According to Bloomberg, the agency is asking New Englanders to reduce their electricity consumption due to “the ongoing blizzard.”
“We have declared an energy warning regime in the region and are calling for a reduction in consumption due to possible unexpected loss of production,” said Matthew Kakley, spokesperson for ISO New England.
He emphasized that at the moment the electricity demand in the region exceeds the capacity of the operator. Spot electricity prices reached $1,800 per MWh.
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Decrease in gas production
US natural gas production drops to record low due to winter storm informs Also check out Bloomberg.
American journalists call the recession the maximum for more than 10 years.
The daily decrease reached 2.8 million cubic meters, which is almost 10% of production. Due to the blizzard, some wells were closed and the liquid in the main gas pipelines froze.
At the same time, gas demand reached its highest level in four years.
The website poweroutage.us, which monitors energy consumption, reported that more than 1.7 million households and businesses in the United States were left without electricity. The most tense situation is on the East Coast, from Florida to Maine.
victims of the storm
CNN reported that at least 16 people were victims of a winter storm in the United States. Subsequently, NBC reported that 27 people died, according to the latest data.
More than 200 million Americans in 48 states received an increased weather hazard warning on December 23. According to forecasters, “this is one of the most comprehensive winter weather warnings ever recorded.”
Three people died in the accident that occurred due to a snowstorm in the states of Kansas and Kentucky. One person died due to bad weather in Wisconsin, Tennessee and Missouri. Two people died in New York State because paramedics didn’t catch their call in time. NBC also reported deaths in Michigan, Colorado, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.
Four people died in a major accident in Ohio – about 50 cars collided on a snow-covered highway. Local traffic police urged drivers not to get on highways unnecessarily.
Also, more than 3,000 flights were canceled in the US due to a winter storm. The most tense situation is developing at the airports of Denver, Detroit, Chicago and Minneapolis – most planes are on snow.
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Emergency in Texas
The U.S. Department of Energy declared a state of emergency in the state of Texas.
“There is an emergency in Texas due to a lack of electrical power, a lack of capacity to generate it, and other reasons,” the federal government said in a statement.
specified as a department allowed power engineers to challenge environmental regulations to speed up production in the face of a blizzard.
According to the Department of Energy, the blizzard left Texas residents without 16.7 thousand MW of electricity generated using hydrocarbons, wind and solar. The drop in temperature and strong winds disabled some of the generating capacity and led to a record increase in electricity consumption in the state. You can replace environmentally friendly energy sources with the help of oil and gas.
It’s Always Sunny in California
In different parts of the United States, local authorities have issued different warnings that are indicated on them. area US National Weather Service. Blizzard warnings in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and other states in the southern US, cold winds in Minnesota and Illinois and around the Great Lakes,
A “winter weather” warning is in effect in North Dakota and Montana. Calm weather is seen in the Midwest and the Appalachian region.
The most severe frosts occur in the north and northeast of the country. The temperature there recently dropped to -11…-27 degrees Celsius. In the south, frosts up to -8 degrees are seen in the northernmost districts. Between +9 and +15 degrees in California, transmits Weathercentral.com website.
Source: Gazeta
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