OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Another round of rolling power outages is likely in Nebraska Wednesday morning as Arctic air continues to linger over the region and energy demand strains the power grid.
The Nebraska Public Power District said the rotating power outages would likely begin around 9 a.m. Wednesday when demand for energy is at its highest. All the major utilities across the state implemented similar planned power outages in places on Monday and Tuesday.
The subzero temperatures started to ease across Nebraska Wednesday morning with most low temperatures across the state at only single digits below zero. For instance, Omaha hit a low of 2 below zero Wednesday, which was much milder than the 23 below temperature it recorded Tuesday morning.
But Nebraska's utilities are tied into an organization that balances power demand across parts of 14 states. In that territory, energy demand is expected to exceed the supply of electricity available Wednesday morning.