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PG&E says 525,000 people were given advanced notice on Tuesday afternoon that they could lose power as part of a rolling outage. 

LOS ANGELES — California is facing its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple-digit temperatures. State energy officials said the electrical load Tuesday afternoon…

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands said it’s getting hot in Holland, too

With electricity demand possibly hitting a historic all-time high for the state on Tuesday amid a heat wave, the California Independent System Operator warned residents to be ready for potential rotating power outages in the evening.

California's power grid operator issued a stage 3 energy emergency alert Tuesday evening, warning residents that rolling blackouts were "very possible."

As skyrocketing temperatures compel locals to turn on A/C or run their fans on full blast, how effective are Flex Alerts actually, in preventing future outages?

Pacific Gas and Electric is asking customers to turn their thermostats up to 78 degrees and avoid using large appliances during the Flex Alert.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Tuesday bolstering the state's response to a record-setting heat wave. 

The state was on the verge of setting them in motion but officials credited residents' conservation with enabling utilities to meet the record-smashing demand.

California's forecasts showing peak energy demand at more than 52,000 megawatts would set a new record from the previous high in 2006. Blackouts are possible.