Case Study: State Office of Emergency Services averts widespread blackouts and prevents power cuts with OnSolve CodeRED IPAWS

Office of Emergency Services Averts Widespread Blackouts with OnSolve CodeRED IPAWS Alerts

The State Office of Emergency Services faced an imminent statewide blackout during a record heat wave after the power grid operator declared the highest level of emergency. To reach residents quickly, the State Office of Emergency Services used OnSolve’s CodeRED IPAWS mass alerting service to request immediate power conservation in targeted counties.

OnSolve’s CodeRED IPAWS delivered clear, concise text alerts that drove a rapid response: power demand plunged within five minutes and continued to decline over the following hours, helping hundreds of thousands of residents avoid outages. Thanks to OnSolve’s alerts, the highest grid emergency was canceled within three hours without having to order rolling power cuts.