July 27, 2009, 2:15 p.m.

Allegheny Power, the electrical power supplier for Slippery Rock University, has declared an end to the electrical load shedding event as of 2 p.m.

All non-essential building lighting and non-essential computer equipment may be returned to normal use.

Results of the power-usage reduction will be shared with the campus when they become available.

Building air conditioning has also been returned to normal.

Those with questions should contact Scott Albert, director of facilities, at 724.738.4342.

July 27, 2009, 1 p.m.

SRU Campus Community:

Allegheny Power, which supplies electrical power to the Slippery Rock University campus, has declared a campuswide electrical load shedding event effective at 1 p.m. today.

Please turn off all non-essential lighting and non-essential computer equipment by 1 p.m. Facilities and Planning will be shutting down the air conditioning in campus buildings for short periods of time (20-30 minutes) in order to ensure Slippery Rock University reaches its contractual target of reducing its campus electrical load of 30KW during the event.

A campus notification will be sent later today when the power usage may return to normal.

Those reading this message are urged to alert others concerning the electrical power reduction. Contact Scott Albert, director of Facilities, at 724.738.4342 with questions.