18-08-2020 20:45 via ocregister.com

California could get rotating power outages today or tomorrow

Rotating power outages could come Tuesday, Aug. 18, and Wednesday, Aug. 19, to help keep the state’s power grid from crumbling, a top official said.
The state is enduring massive air-conditioning usage, which puts a large strain on the system.
“This heat storm is not over, and we still expect exceedingly hot temperatures (Tuesday) and Wednesday,” Steve Berberich, the grid operator’s president, said in a statement.
No emergency order had been issued on Tuesday as of late m
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