ISO New England has declared a “precautionary abnormal condition alert.” It’s sizzling and can stay that approach a lot of the week, boosting electrical use.
The facility grid operator stated all testing ought to cease till the heatwave passes.
“This notification alerts power system operations, maintenance, construction, and test personnel, as well as other market participants, that they should suspend any testing or maintenance on their resources that could affect grid reliability,” ISO stated. (Translation: Maintain the facility coming to function air conditioners and followers.)
ISO added demand for electrical energy could hit the “highest levels thus far this summer.” However, will stay “well within the ISO’s forecasts entering the season.”
Keep cool, Boston.
Resort staff protest Wednesday
UNITE HERE Native 26 resort staff from Boston and Cambridge will likely be picketing and rallying in entrance of the newly unionized Hyatt Regency Boston Wednesday, the group stated in a relase.
The union is ready to start contract negotiations and introduced the 5 p.m. rally after “little progress … towards a fair deal. Now workers are calling for a vote to authorize a citywide strike when contracts expire on August 31st.”
Cape bridge undertaking presser
Members of the Massachusetts delegation together with Gov. Maura Healey will mark the $1.72 billion in federal funding for Cape Cod bridges at 11 a.m. Tuesday on the Sagamore Recreation Space.