Facilities Services will conduct a test of the university’s ability to respond to emergency demand response events. Case Western Reserve University participates in a voluntary electricity-reduction program to help prevent massive electrical shutdowns, or “blackouts,” across the regional electric grid.
The one-hour test will take place Monday, July 23, from noon to 1 p.m.
During the test event, Facilities Services requests members of the university community reduce demand by:
- Turning off lights or window air conditioners in unoccupied spaces;
- Turning off desk lamps or turning on desk lamps and turning off overhead lights;
- Running laptop computers on battery power and turning off non-essential technology such as external monitors;
- Unplugging all chargers that are not in use (cell phones, laptops, iPads, etc.); and
- Powering down computers, copiers and other electronic devices during lunch and shutting off power strips.
