Transpower says electricity looking tight, calls for more generation

Weather forecasts have prompted Transpower to put out a call to generators ahead of Friday morning’s peak, Stuff reports. General manager of operations Stephen Jay said power demand could hit a new record on Friday morning as the cold snap moved north. “We have also been consulting closely with the MetService,” Jay said, “which is forecasting very little wind on Friday morning, which would mean the amount of electricity generated from wind would be much smaller than expected.”