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1. Thanks - I had not heard that (the 63 degree request)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 06:25 PM
Jan 2019
Xcel Energy asked all its Minnesota customers to conserve natural gas and set thermostats to 63 degrees through Thursday morning. The request came as the utility struggled to restore gas service in some communities north of the metro area, including around Princeton, where Xcel booked hotels for people who'd lost service.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/30/deep-freeze-envelops-minnesota-even-stops-the-mail


Xcel Energy says the extreme cold has caused some customers to lose natural gas service in central Minnesota and has the utility issuing an appeal to all Minnesota customers to turn down their thermostats.

Utility spokesman John Marshall says about 150 customers in Princeton lost heat as temperatures dipped into the negative 20 range Tuesday night. Marshall says the cold weather is increasing natural gas consumption and taxing the equipment.

... Meanwhile, the utility is asking its Minnesota customers to turn down their thermostats to 63 through Thursday morning in order to reduce consumption and avoid further outages.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/30/xcel-asks-some-customers-to-turn-down-thermostat

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