NUMBER THERE ON YOUR SCREEN.
BRYAN AND RON, WITH THE HEAT
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT
WEEK.. ENERGY CONSUMPTION
COULD BE AN ISSUE. LAUREN BUT
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND
NATURAL GAS.. COULD HELP.
KAMC'S 'GRACE MORRIS' IS HERE
TO EXPLAIN HOW THESE TYPES OF
ENERGY COULD HELP YOUR BILL.
GRACE LAUREN-- BRYAN I SPOKE
WITH LUBBOCK POWER AND LIGHT
WHO SAID THAT DURING THIS TIME
OF YEAR PEOPLE TEND TO USE 2
TO 3 TIMES MORE ENERGY THAN
THEY DO IN THE SPRING BUT EVEN
WITH THE HEAT... WIND ENERGY
AND NATURAL GAS ARE HELPING TO
LOWER THE COST OF ELECTRICITY.
TAKE PKG NORMALLY WEST TEXAS
SUMMERS ARE HOT AND CALM..
WHICH DECREASES WIND TURBINE
PRODUCTION... BUT THIS YEAR
IT'S SEEING RECORD HIGHS. WES
IT'S BEEN VERY HOT AND WINDY
ACROSS THE REGION AND THAT'S
BAD FOR US IN MANY WAYS BUT
IT'S ACTUALLY GOOD FOR US IN
WIND PRODUCTION SO WE ARE
SEEING A LOT OF WIND ON THIS
HOT SUMMER DAYS THESE WINDY
DAYS.. HELPING XCEL ENERGY
LOWER THE COST OF ELECTRICITY
TO ITS CUSTOMERS BY ALMOST 10
PERCENT THIS YEAR. WES AND
WIND HAS COME DOWN IN COST SO
MUCH THAT IS IS ACTUALLY MUCH
CHEAPER THAN SAY COAL FIRE
ENERGY WHICH USED TO BE OUR
CHEAPEST RESOURCE. AND BECAUSE
THERE ARE NO FUEL PURCHASES
WITH WIND ENERGY THAT SAVES ON
MONTHLY BILLS. LUBBOCK POWER
AND LIGHT HAS ALSO SEEN A DROP
IN ENERGY RATES...BUT LARGELY
DUE TO THE LOW PRICE OF
NATURAL GAS. WITH TRIPLE DIGIT
HEAT EXPECTED NEXT WEEK...THAT
RATE DROP IS CRUCIAL TO HELP
KEEP BILLS REASONABLE. MATT
IT'S NOT JUST THAT IT'S GOING
TO BE 100 DEGREES ON A GIVEN
DAY THE REAL STRAIN ON THE
SYSTEM IS THAT IT'S GOING TO
BE THAT HOT FOR THAT MANY DAYS
IN A ROW ROSE IS EXPECTING
ENERGY CONSUMPTION TO REACH AN
ALL TIME HIGH THIS SUMMER.
MATT I THINK IT'S SAFE TO
ASSUME THAT WE WILL PROBABLY
BREAK THAT ALL TIME RECORD.
AND PROBABLY MORE LIKELY IS
THAT WE WILL BREAK IT AND THEN
BREAK IT AGAIN ON THE NEXT DAY
AND THE NEXT DAY. BOTH XCEL
AND L- P AND L& ARE PREPARED
AS THE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
TO RISE. MATT BUT IT'S WEEKS
LIKE THIS AND SUMMER EVENTS
LIKE THIS THAT ACROSS THE
STATE OF TEXAS EVERY UTILITY
PREPARES FOR AND THIS IS THE
POINT IN TIME WHERE YOUR
ELECTRICITY SYSTEM IS GOING TO
BE UNDER THE MOST STRAIN.
GRACE ROSE ALSO MENTIONED THAT
A FEW SIMPLE HABITS LIKE
CLOSING YOUR BLINDS AND
LOWERING YOUR AIR CONDITIONING
DURING THE DAY CAN ALSO LOWER
YOUR ENERGY BILL.
BRYAN GRACE, THANK YOU. COMING
