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If you do not have air conditioning at home, the Borough of Madison offers cooling stations for residents in need at the Madison Public Library, the Civic Center and the Hartley Dodge Memorial Building.
The hours of operation are:
Monday - Wednesday: 10 A.M. - 9 P.M.
Thursday - Friday: 10 A.M. - 6 P.M.
Saturday: 10 A.M. - 5 P.M.
Sunday (Summer): Closed
Monday - Friday: 8 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Monday - Friday: 8 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Monday - Friday: 1 P.M. - 5 P.M.
Saturday & Sunday: 10 A.M. - 4 P.M.
On the very hottest days of the summer, the power companies bring extra power plants on line to satisfy demand. The plants are often the oldest, dirtiest and most inefficient plants in the system. It is very expensive to maintain and operate these plants.
This increases the cost of electricity significantly. Madison pays $16 million a year for wholesale electricity and of that, over $3 million a year is in peak demand charges. These charges keep the extra power plants open and available during the peak summer days. Learn more about how this peak charge is calculated online.
We are asking residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce their electric consumption for just a few hours on the hottest days of the year. In doing so, Madison could save $80,000 or more in peak demand charges. These savings could help reduce electric rates and help reduce property taxes.
Notifications are sent out on the 8 or 9 hottest days during the summer, asking residents to voluntarily reduce their electric consumption.
Sign up for Borough Government Announcements to receive curtailment alerts via text/email.
For more information about this program, please contact Jim Burnet via email or by phone at 973-593-8496.