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California power grid braces for heat wave, blackout potential
2016-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's power grid operators warned homes and businesses on Monday to conserve electricity as rising demand for air conditioning stoked by a record-setting heat wave across the U.S. Southwest tested the region's generating capacity. The so-called Flex Alert was posted until 9 p.m. Pacific time during a second day of triple-digit temperatures that strained Southern California's energy production, creating a potential for rolling blackouts on the first official day of summer. But the peak...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical