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What to Know: California’s electric grid isn’t up to the heatwave that hit the U.S. this week.
“California’s power grid operators called for cutbacks in electricity usage as parts of the U.S. Southwest braced Tuesday for another day of scorching heat,” the Associated Press reports. “With triple-digit temperatures expected throughout the region, the California Independent System Operator Corp. urged people to ease off blasting the air conditioner or using the washer or other appliances from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and again on Wednesday. Those are the times of peak power usage. The so-called Flex Alerts are needed to reduce the risk of rotating power outages, Cal-ISO said. Scattered outages during the day and evening Monday left several thousands of people sweltering even though overall state electrical demand never exceeded available power.”
The TPPF Take: California’s heavy investment in renewable energy has left it with higher electric bills and an unreliable power grid.
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