Given how wide spread this is, have they started instituting rolling blackouts? Although South Texas is built to handle extreme AC usage in the summer, there were significant problems keeping up with power demand last winter when we had an extended cold spell with highs in the 30's (which isn't 'normal' down here.) I could imagine the opposite happening in the North East.
It seemed odd, I know, but it was a real problem and households were being blacked out during the day (when your supposed to be at work) to try and lessen the load. Public places (theaters, malls, stores) were less likely to get hit, but it happened there as well. Your plan for watching movies and going to the beach is a necessary one right now.
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Date: 2011-07-22 03:08 pm (UTC)It seemed odd, I know, but it was a real problem and households were being blacked out during the day (when your supposed to be at work) to try and lessen the load. Public places (theaters, malls, stores) were less likely to get hit, but it happened there as well. Your plan for watching movies and going to the beach is a necessary one right now.