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Another Flex Alert is set for Wednesday as California’s record heat wave continues. California’s power grid withstood the heat. So why did six cities have rolling blackouts?
Warmer winds from the Great Basin — often called Diablo winds — are now the primary concern for meteorologists as most of Northern California falls under a National Weather Service red flag ...
Record heat scorched parts of California on Tuesday, as power operators urged residents to cut back usage in the late afternoon to avoid rolling blackouts caused by high demand for air conditioning.
A California heat wave triggered rolling power outages for more than 300,000 residents Friday, as fires continue to blaze in both Northern and Southern California. The agency that controls the ...
State officials are asking Californians to voluntarily limit electricity use Wednesday from 4 to 9 p.m. as the year's worst heat wave begins. Temperatures in the 100s are expected across large ...
On April 16, 2013, an attack was carried out on Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Metcalf transmission substation in Coyote, California, near the border of San Jose.The attack, in which gunmen fired on 17 electrical transformers, resulted in more than $15 million worth of equipment damage, but it had little impact on the station's electrical power supply.
A Flex Alert was in effect for 3 to 10 p.m. as Californians were urged to turn up thermostats and save energy.
SAN FRANCISCO − A "devil wind" is coming to northern and coastal California, and it could mean pre-emptive power shutdowns for close to 30,000 households in 30 counties as soon as Thursday, the ...