COVID-19-related load impacts are being reported by several US grid operators

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US power system impacts from the coronavirus pandemic arebeginning to emerge, with shifting load patterns, significant loaddeclines in a number of areas and projections that mild weather andbusiness shutdowns will continue to suppress load over the comingweeks. However, some regions have seen little or no impact, and therehave been no reported US grid reliability issues so far.The Midcontinent Independent System Operator has observedsome load reductions. While load is weather dependent, MISO’s peakfor March month to date is down 18% compared to March 2019 anddown 13% month to date compared to the March average since 2014,spokeswoman Allison Bermudez, said in an email.