California orders rolling blackouts for up to 250,000 homes and businesses, as heat waves hit the state with temperatures reaching 112 degrees and crowds flock to beaches
- Rolling blackouts could affect 250,000 homes and businesses in the state
- Such energy cuts have not been implemented since 2001, when there was a massive electrical crisis
- San Joaquin Valley will see temperatures of 112 degrees and in Los Angeles it is expected to reach 96 degrees
- While residents stay indoors because of the pandemic, Californians use more AC in their homes
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Utility companies in California are rolling out a massive blackout across the state that could affect about 250,000 homes and businesses, in an effort to curb electricity shortages as more people stay home during the pandemic.
Grid operators implemented such an energy cut in 2001, when the state suffered from an electrical crisis. Last Friday, the California Independent System Operator declared a Stage 3 emergency, Bloomberg reported.
Residents in the state still took to the beach Friday, however, enjoying the scorching heat.
Utility companies in California are rolling out a massive blackout across the state that could affect about 250,000 homes and businesses, as excessive heat warnings are issued in most of the region
The blackout was underway Friday because most of the state’s Stage 3 emergency was issued
People and animals enjoyed the hot golf at Dog Beach in Ocean Beach on Friday
This is because residents are forced to spend more time at home during the pandemic and use their A / C units more.
San Joaquin Valley is set at bright temperatures of 112 degrees Fahrenheit. Los Angeles will expect 96 degrees.
As many as 250,000 homes and businesses serviced by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. could be affected by the power outage, according to the company.
They noted that oppositions in other areas of the state ‘were aimed at taking similar action’, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
San Joaquin Valley is set at bright temperatures of 112 degrees Fahrenheit. Los Angeles will expect 96 degrees
While San Diego saw clear skies, some areas of California experienced high clouds of tropical storm Elida causing shrinkage production in their solar panels.
In the San Diego and Southern Orange counties, Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric utility said one hour of rotating shutoffs will be ‘widespread’ across its territory.
“The California ISO is working closely with California utilities and adjacent power systems to manage power on the grid and restore the grid to full capacity,” the agency said in a statement Friday.
The National Water Service is forecasting an extensive heat wave that will begin this weekend and last until late next week. Excessive heat warnings have been issued for much of California for Friday through Wednesday.
Solar generators for the state will also be affected as cloud cover from tropical storm Elida is expected to shrink output.
The National Water Service is forecasting an extensive heat wave that will begin this weekend and last until late next week
A couple riding a pedal boat during a heatwave amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease, at Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles
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