ISO New England: Is your air conditioning working? Thank a solar panel.
When the forecast calls for record-breaking temperatures, the kind that turn the weather app warnings deep red and push the limits of what a window unit air conditioner can do, those in the know brace themselves.
Extreme heat means extreme electricity demand, and that can lead to rolling blackouts or outages that leave thousands without electricity.
But even amid record high temperatures, that has not been the story this week.