Local Workers and Colorado Springs Utilities Prepare for the Upcoming Heat

Temperatures will continue to rise this weekend. News5 went out to the community to see how they are preparing for the extreme heat.

Cody Lowe has been the owner of Black Forest Landscaping for 8 years. He told News5 that working in extreme temperatures is hard on him and his crew.

“If you’re out here you just feel drained, um, more fatigued so the biggest thing is just staying up on water, you know getting some good food in ya and just try to keep on,” he said.

For those of us lucky enough to be inside, Steve Berry with Colorado Springs Utilities tells News5 that they are more than ready to take on the extra energy demand.

"We do all of our plant maintenance during off peak time periods. So say that early spring, winter time period that we perform work on our power plants to make sure they're working at peak capacity during high demand time periods."

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