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Cooling Curtailment to Occur This Afternoon

Monday, July 2, 2018

With this afternoon’s expected near-record temperatures and relative humidity, the regional electric grid is heavily loaded. Penn State will be voluntarily reducing its load on the grid by changing HVAC systems serving non-critical spaces to the unoccupied cycle, and implementing a 2-degree temperature setback (75 degrees to 77 degrees) in occupied classrooms between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Please note, research and critical spaces will remain unchanged during the event. In addition, everyone is asked to cooperate by turning off all unnecessary lighting, office equipment, coffee pots, etc. to reduce both the campus air conditioning load and the campus electrical consumption. These actions will reduce Penn State’s peak load contribution to the regional electric grid.