NV Energy is urging its electric customers in both Northern and Southern Nevada to conserve electricity Wednesday between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. in order to offset energy supply issues caused by record-breaking heat throughout the Western United States, with the National Weather Service reporting 112 degrees in Las Vegas. That means a big demand on our power grid.

"With that there is a shortage of supply, as everybody is competing in the market to buy the energy to keep everybody cool. So if you cant buy the energy, if it's not available and we are in competition with everybody else out there, the next best thing that we can do is to conserve energy," said Patricia Rodriguez, Director of the Demand Side Management Group for NV Energy. 

NV Energy says conservation is the best way to reduce strain on the local power grid.

NV Energy suggests customers: 

* Turn off lights

* Turn off pool pumps

* Unplug appliances not in use

* Avoid using large electrical appliances such as dishwashers, washing machines and electric clothes dryers

* Adjust the thermostat to 78 degrees or higher to reduce the use of air conditioning during this time, barring any medical issues, and use ceiling fans to cool people and pets. Pre-cool your home prior to 2 p.m.

* Keep the refrigerator and freezer closed as much as possible

* Close window coverings to keep the heat out

* Do not charge electric vehicles between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m.

More energy saving information is available at nvenergy.com/powershift.

Governor Sisolak also sent out a video request through twitter asking Nevadans to conserve energy and wait to use certain devices, like charging an electric vehicle, until after 9 p.m. 

You can view that video here: https://twitter.com/GovSisolak/status/1296174592650665984?s=20

NV Energy did tell 2 News that there are currently no scheduled black-outs for Nevada.

“We understand that many of our customers are home during this time due to the pandemic, and appreciate any small changes they can make to reduce their energy use today,” said Josh Langdon, NV Energy Vice President of Transmission. “By conserving energy together we will help prevent the current Western United States energy supply shortage from escalating into a more serious reliability problem.”

Below is a tweet from California power company PG&E to it's California customers.