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for days now, we ve been teetering between levels two and three. that s the most severe and it means big time potential for what the state calls power curtailments. you and i would know them better as blackouts or rolling power outages. of course, the theory behind the turning, the power off on a rolling basis is to make sure the entire grid doesn t fail, leaving millions in the dark and dangerous heat for days on end. on top of the heat wave, there s a few other problems with california s already failing grid system. hydro power is down because water levels are down. solar power is up, which helps during the day. but the state does not have enough battery power to store solar. so it s use it or lose. that s why most of the time, and especially at night, the grid is powered by good old fossil fuels. and during this record heat ,we have learned that governor gavin newsom is just really cool. so cool that he wore a fleece jacket in what he said was a seventy eight degree room. today, h

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