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Puget Sound power companies not expecting problems in heat wave
(Puget Sound Energy via Twitter)
Going into a record heat wave this weekend, local utilities companies do not anticipate seeing any heat-related power problems, like blackouts or brownouts.
These power outages can occur during extreme heat events, when a power system gets overwhelmed by air conditioner usage, and when transmission lines sag as they overheat.
While Washington has an unofficial reputation as the state where people don’t own air conditioners because we don’t need them for most of the year! Puget Sound Energy says with the hot summers of recent years, more and more people are getting on the AC train.