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LOS ANGELES, United States - It is too hot in Nelly Amaya's place when the mercury surges into triple digits, driven by the punishing heat wave gripping the western United States. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN "We don't have air conditioning at our house, we only have a fan," Amaya, a retiree, told AFP. "

Californians are asked to conserve power from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Labor Day as the state continues to scorch under triple-digit temperatures in many places.

A power outage affected some customers in San Luis Obispo on Sunday. The outage occurred in the area near Los Osos Valley Rd all the way to Madonna Rd.

State officials anticipate needing 48,817 megawatts of electricity Monday, which would...

An excessive heat warning was extended to last through Wednesday in Santa Clarita, while a statewide Flex Alert was issued today.

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is stepping up its call for consumers to lower electricity use in the afternoons and evenings to avoid outages over the next few days. Starting tomorrow, this multi-day event is going to get much more intense. We are facing a load forecast of 48,817...

According to Cal-ISO, electrical demand on Thursday topped out at 47,357 megawatts, the highest figure since September 2017. The agency projected that demand could exceed that number on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, with Tuesday's forecast at 49,000 megawatts.

California faces a risk rolling blackouts on Labor Day amid a heat wave and record levels of electricity demand that the grid cannot meet.

A Flex Alert remains in effect for Monday, September 5th due to continuing high temperatures and increased demand on California's electrical systems.

The high on Monday was projected to be 94 degrees, with temperatures expected to remain elevated throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service.