California residents have been asked to voluntarily conserve power again as the heat wave baking the U.S. West strained the state’s energy grid and raised the possibility of rotating outages
By City News Service
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Triple-digit heat baked parts of the Southland again today, with elevated temperatures expected to continue into the weekend and officials urging residents to conserve energy during peak hours to avoid power outages.
According to the National Weather Service, heat records were set Wednesday in Lancaster, Palmdale and Sandberg for the second day in a row. Lancaster reached 111 degrees, besting the 2011 record for a June 17 of 105 degrees. Palmdale hit 109, breaking the 1961 record of 107, and Sandberg s 101 degrees topped the 2015 mark of 94.
Many valley areas topped out in the 90s, including Chatsworth, Northrdige and Van Nuys, which all reached 98 degrees, while Saugus hit 99.
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