VEC Asking Members to Trim Electricity Use Tomorrow, Thursday and Friday

Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) is encouraging members to conserve electricity tomorrow, Thursday and Friday evenings as demand for electricity across New England is expected to spike because of high temperatures.

Specifically, VEC asks members to conserve between 5-10 pm all three evenings.

“When VEC can reduce the cost to buy and transmit electricity during these ‘peak’ periods, it helps control future electricity rates for all co-op members,” said Andrea Cohen, VEC’s Manager of Government Affairs and Member Relations.

Members can help “beat the peak” by:

• Delaying the use of major appliances like dishwashers, washing machines and clothes dryers until the peak period has passed.
• Reducing the use of air conditioning as much as safely possible. (Consider pre-cooling your home)
• Turning off lights and powering down other devices that are not in use.

Members who have electric vehicles can have a large impact by not charging during these hours, too.