"Springfield City Utilities Urges Voluntary Power Conservation from Customers"

Springfield's City Utilities is asking customers to voluntarily conserve power due to extreme cold temperatures impacting the delivery of natural gas along the pipeline, potentially creating supply issues through Tuesday. Customers are requested to limit non-essential appliance use, lower thermostats, minimize heating and lighting in unoccupied rooms, and postpone major energy-consuming activities. The utility's system is not expected to have problems, but the issue stems from the natural gas supplier, and crews are on standby in case of service disruptions.