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CA Power Grid Threatened Amid Fire In Oregon, Flex Alert Extended

UpdatedSat, Jul 10, 2021 at 12:39 pm PT Replies(47) The California Independent System Operator, the nonprofit that runs the grid, said Saturday that a fire burning in Oregon was an imminent threat to transmission lines used to power California. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) CALIFORNIA The Golden State extended its Flex Alert Saturday and asked residents to conserve energy for a second consecutive day as a rapidly spreading wildfire in Southern Oregon threatened vital transmission lines used to power California. The alert from the California Independent System Operator originally came down Friday and asked residents to conserve energy from 4 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, CAISO again asked residents to lower thermostats and continue to conserve power during the evening hours.

Gov Newsom Signs Executive Order to Free Up Additional Energy Capacity

Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories. Newsom s order will allow the emergency use of auxiliary ship engines to relieve pressure on California s electric grid. This follows his emergency proclamation Friday which suspends certain permitting requirements to enable to use of backup power generation. The state is halfway through the Flex Alert Saturday evening, the California Independent System Operator s (Cal ISO) request for California residents and businesses to flex their power by conserving as much electricity as possible between 4 and 9 p.m. Earlier this week, the Governor s Office of Emergency Services deployed firefighting equipment and personnel to Oregon through the Emergency

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