California braces for rolling blackouts amid 'extraordinary heat event,' PG&E warns 500k customers

[ItsjustMe]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/california-braces-for-rolling-blackouts-amid-extraordinary-heat-event-pg-e-warns-500k-customers-of-potential-outages/ar-AA11w8I6?ocid=winp2sv1plustaskbar&cvid=417a5d8f494c41dab463737373358324

Record-breaking temperatures were forecast to drive historic power demands in California on Tuesday, straining the electrical grid and making rotating outages increasingly likely, authorities said.

Over 500,000 customers in California were given advanced notice to prepare for potential rotating outages, often called rolling blackouts, by Tuesday afternoon, Pacific Gas and Electric said. Hours later, California's electric grid operator issued Level 3 energy emergency alerts across the state, with imminent rolling blackouts "very possible," the grid operator said.

Elliot Mainzer, CEO of the California Independent System Operator, said the "extraordinary heat event we are experiencing" makes it essential that homes and businesses reduce energy use after 4 p.m. That means not using major appliances and setting thermostats at 78 degrees or higher.

[lapfog_1]

1. turned off my A/C

was set to 78... but running constantly and NOT keeping the temp under 80.

So I just gave up and will let it get to 93 or so.

[Lovie777]

2. I know, I just got the warning ......

[Hekate]

3. I have no AC & the inside of my house was about 85. We finally got to open it to cooler air at 7pm...

That is, 20 minutes ago. Lots of tower fans going. I’ve been leaving a lot of lights off just to keep the heat in the house down — if it helps to conserve electricity for the grid, so much the better. We’ll leave a bunch of windows open overnight in hopes of a breeze, then close up again in the morning.

I am longing for the return of the cooling coastal fog…

[BigmanPigman]

4. You wouldn't believe the number of adults

who have to be told to keep windows closed and shades/blinds closed during the day when it is hotter outside. The local news has to teach the adults who lack common sense. I taught this to my 1st graders when it was 90+ degrees in my classroom every year. They new all about reading a thermometer and cross ventilation. How come the adults are such morons?