July 10, 2021
I’ve been concerned about this for months. Heat stresses every point on the power grid, and the drought puts pressure on hydro, reducing the backup cushion. We saw what happened when the Texas grid failed in February. Summer’s just getting rolling – Could get ugly.
Bright spot is that the NBC spot above at least mentioned the contribution of climate. I listened to an entire ABC segment that treated it as merely a weather report.
California ordered a stage-2 power-grid emergency one step away from rolling blackouts as a searing heat wave drives temperatures into triple-digits and sends demand for electricity soaring.
Publishing date: Jul 10, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 3 minute read •
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(Bloomberg) A wildfire raging uncontrollably across southern Oregon has knocked out three electrical lines so critical to the stability of grids in the western U.S. that California has warned of rotating blackouts and Nevada faced a power emergency.
The fast-moving Bootleg fire has crippled a key transmission system known as the California Oregon Intertie that the Golden State has depended on for years for electricity imports.
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Firefighters struggle to contain advancing California wildfire as heat wave blankets US West
The Beckwourth Complex - two lightning-caused fires burning 45 miles north of Lake Tahoe - showed no sign of slowing its rush northeast from the Sierra Nevada forest region after doubling in size between Friday and Saturday California s northern mountain areas already have seen several large fires that have destroyed more than a dozen homes Associated Press
Updated Jul 11, 2021, 8:42 AM IST
Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave hits the U.S. West this weekend, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas.
California residents urged to conserve energy amid heat wave
June 17, 2021 GMT
LOS ANGELES (AP) The operator of California’s power grid is asking residents to voluntarily conserve power for a few hours Thursday evening as record-breaking heat blankets the West this week.
The California Independent System Operator issued a Flex Alert for Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. to help relieve stress on the grid. It asks Californians to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, turn off unnecessary lights and avoid use of major appliances.
CEO Elliot Mainzer said the grid was stable and there was no expectation of rotating power outages, but that could change as temperatures spike in the coming days.