Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 | 1:16 p.m.
Amid a blistering late summer heat wave, NV Energy is asking Nevada customers to reduce energy consumption.
In emails and text messages sent to customers today, the utility called the heat wave “unprecedented” and asked for customers to reduce usage during the peak time of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., which it said will help ensure that the “electric grid is in the best position possible to meet the energy needs of all customers during this period of extreme heat.”
Conservation efforts that NV Energy encourages for include setting thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, using large appliances — like dishwashers or washing machines — before 10 a.m. or after 8 p.m., and the turning off of unnecessary lights. It didn't indicate how long they are asking customer to take measure, but the extreme is expected into next week, according to the National Weather Service.
High temperatures in Las Vegas are expected to range between 108 and 110 degrees through Monday, according to the service. Highs could go even higher next week. The service has predicted that “widespread daily temperature records” will be set in areas of the Western U.S. in the coming days.
NV Energy provides power to more than 1.5 million customers in Nevada.
