Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services and Heartland Power Cooperative have asked their members to power down from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today.

Today is a peak alert day due to high demands for electricity throughout the Midwestern region.

People are asked to wait until after 7 p.m. to use any unnecessary electric power this evening.Waiting until

7 p.m. will help keep electricity costs low.