California Gets Ready for Rolling Blackouts Tuesday Night Amid Heat Wave
By Cameron Arcand | Sep 06, 2022 6:15 PM ET
The California Independent System Operator issued a level two emergency alert for 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday evening, and they are encouraging residents to conserve energy as much as possible to prevent rolling blackouts.
“The ISO declared an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) 2 for 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight, which signals to participants to bid more energy into the market, and allows the ISO to tap into emergency demand response programs that provide financial incentives for reducing energy use,” the organization said in a statement.
“The ISO is expected to declare an EEA 3 around 5:30 p.m., one step away from ordering rotating power outages,” they added.
California’s grid is going to be under an unprecedented amount of pressure tonight, as the demand is expected to be a “historic” 52,000 megawatts, according to the statement. This is due to the ongoing heat wave throughout the state, in which temperatures hit triple digits across the state over Labor Day weekend.
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