Alliance - The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN), our community’s wholesale power supplier, is a member of Southwest Power Pool, which oversees the power grid of an area stretching from Oklahoma to the Canadian border. Southwest Power Pool has declared Energy Emergency Alerts that remain in effect until further notice. Due to widespread and extreme cold, worsening conditions are creating energy deficiencies in the region and may lead to controlled service interruptions.
The City of Alliance is asking customers to cut down on their power usage to mitigate the risk of potential power outages due to extreme cold weather and increased regional demand.
Different ways the community can help is by lowering thermostats by 3 degrees, unplug unnecessary appliances, close fireplace dampers, and refrain from large appliance use as much as possible.
The City of Alliance appreciates the community’s assistance in conserving electricity to help mitigate grid interruptions during these extremely cold conditions.