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Solar on farmland could help California keep the lights on – Los Angeles Times Source: By Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times • Posted: Sunday, July 11, 2021
To the extent most Californians are thinking about energy right now, they’re probably wondering whether the lights will stay on during the next heat wave.
It’s a reasonable fear, especially after the state’s power grid operator issued an urgent call for electricity supplies last week and warned of possible shortfalls this summer. The California Independent System Operator is seeking bids from power plants that can fire up after sundown, when solar panels stop generating but air conditioners keep humming.
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Save energy now: California grid in danger after Oregon wildfire knocks out power lines
Sacramento Bee 2 hrs ago Daniel Hunt, Dale Kasler, and Vincent Moleski The Sacramento Bee, The Sacramento Bee
Jul. 10 California s grid operator issued a plea for Californians to conserve energy usage Saturday after a fire in southern Oregon tripped interstate transmission lines, siphoning a significant amount of power needed as California endured the strongest heat wave of the summer.
The California Independent System Operator said during a Saturday news conference that three transmission lines on the California-Oregon Intertie were taken offline by the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, and the state has lost as many as 4,000 megawatts of power into California s grid.