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New York’s Power Grid Struggles to Handle the Heat

NEW YORK—When nearly 10,000 people in Southeast Queens lost power during a July heatwave, Mayor Zohran Mamdani called on residents to keep their air conditioners at 78 degrees to reduce the pressure on the grid. The New York Independent System Operator, which manages the state’s electricity grid, issued an energy watch the same month, but […]

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Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
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10 of 10
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