Maine paper mills eyeing heatwave in Northeast US and impact on energy [From the web]

BANGOR, ME , July 20, 2011 (Bangor Daily News) - Some Maine paper mills are paying attention as a heat wave is expected to settle over the eastern United States.

Energy experts at the mills will watch as the mercury rises in Connecticut and Massachusetts, the population centers of New England. They'll keep tabs on electricity use in those states as broiling residents switch on more fans and air conditioners kick on more frequently.

And if regional grid operator ISO New England makes the call, those mills will give the burdened power system a break by lowering their power use and, in some cases, sending electricity they generate on their own into the grid to help out.

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