Sentence examples for straining power from inspiring English sources

A five-day August heat wave reached a withering peak across a wide swath of the Northeast yesterday as temperatures soared to 103 in New York City, 105 in Newark and 100 or more in many cities, shattering records and straining power supplies across the region on the hottest day of the year.

C1 NEW YORK/REGION B1-8 RecorDrainin on Power On Hottest Day of the Year A five-day August heat wave reached a withering peak across a wide swath of the Northeast as temperatures soared to 105 in Newark, 103 in New York City and 100 or more in many cities, shattering records and straining power supplies on the hottest day of the year.

A team of scientists from Germany and the United States found that while total electricity use will more or less stay the same, changes in the patterns of demand could strain power grids.

A13 NEW YORK/REGION B1-6 Weekday Test Begins For Strained Power Grid City officials are urging Con Ed customers across a large section of Lower Manhattan to use electricity sparingly today in an effort to prevent a power failure in the wake of Saturday's major explosion and fire at an electrical transformer on the East River.

Peak periods strain power systems and often require utilities to build extra plants, even if they're only needed a dozen or so days a year.

Yesterday, they fell more than 5percentt as California braced for blackouts in the wake of a winter storm that was straining a power system left unable to meet demand.

Stations that are capable of charging car batteries rapidly are possible in theory, but they would have to be designed and operated in such a manner that they would avoid straining municipal power grids.

Southern California's already scorching July heat wave will get worse over the next few days, forecasters said Friday, straining the power supply and sopping shirts across the region.

More frequent flushes, as Mr. Martin urges, might strain the power grid, especially during the summer.

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First up is Nest's so-called Rush Hour Rewards, which are meant to reduce the load on already-strained power stations once it starts getting really hot outside.