Conservation Gauge

Normal Usage
No special energy saving measures necessary.

Elevated Usage
GRE is experiencing elevated wholesale costs. Using energy later in the evening, later than 8 p.m., will help GRE avoid high priced energy and manage costs.

Peak Usage
GRE is experiencing especially high electricity demand today. As a result GRE is incurring high wholesale energy costs and asking members to voluntarily conserve energy from noon to 10 p.m.

Critical Usage
GRE and regional utilities are in a rare and temporary period of critical electricity use, and GRE is asking members to do everything they can to reduce electricity use.