Entergy in Arkansas and Mississippi are asking customers to conserve electricity to prevent service disruptions. Current load forecasts are approaching an all-time peak, even greater than the polar vortex of January 2019, according to Entergy Mississippi.
The company’s reliability coordinator, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, asked Entergy and other utilities in its footprint, to appeal to customers to reduce their energy usage between 5 and 9 p.m.
If the power supply cannot meet the demand, then periodic outages would be needed to prevent an extensive power outage that could last an extended period.