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He operator of the state's power grid warned of an increasing likelihood of power shortages Monday and Tuesday unless consumers can reduce their energy use even more than they have so far, as California continued to bake under an unusually long heat wave that has produced record high temperatures.
California will face its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple−digit temperatures, officials warned on Monday, September 5, 2022.
State energy officials said the electrical load Tuesday afternoon could top 51,000 megawatts, the highest demand the state has ever seen.
The chatter among pundits and party strategists now centers on whether the Democrats might avoid a rout this fall.
Triple-digit temperatures are expected as energy officials warn the electrical load on Tuesday could reach the state's highest demand ever. Four deaths were reported as multiple wildfires burned.