Flex Alert issued for Monday amid expected increase in power demand
CAISO said the Bootleg Fire in Oregon knocked out transmission lines and reduced the power supply imported into California and other states. Author: Eric Escalante Updated: 8:32 PM PDT July 11, 2021
CALIFORNIA, USA The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is calling on people to conserve energy on July 12.
The callout comes as the state s grid operator expects to see increased power demand on Monday. On Twitter, CAISO said some Oregon transmission lines were knocked out by the Bootleg Fire and are still not in service. It has reduced the power supply imported into California and other states.
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A blistering heat wave set new record high temperatures across California on Saturday including 130 in Death Valley and 120 degrees in Palm Springs and authorities urged people to conserve electricity as the extreme conditions continue to tax the state’s power grid.
California energy officials announced a statewide Flex Alert, asking residents to conserve power due to wildfire threats. Temperatures spiked throughout the afternoon, shattering records in inland and Valley areas.
Stockton, forecast to hit a near-record 108 Sunday, and the surrounding region remain under an excessive heat warning through Monday, with weather officials warning of dangerous conditions. The combination of excessively hot triple-digit afternoons and very warm overnight lows is creating high risk in the Valley and adjacent foothills and mountains, prompting the city of Stockton to open cooling centers for those who need to escape the heat.
July 12, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas.
Death Valley in southeastern California’s Mojave Desert reached 53 Celsius on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service’s reading at Furnace Creek. The shockingly high temperature was actually lower than the previous day, when the location reached 54 Celsius.
If confirmed as accurate, the 130-degree reading would be the hottest high recorded there since July 1913, when Furnace Creek desert hit 57 Celsius, considered the highest measured temperature on Earth.
Statewide Flex Alert Issued for Monday Due to Heat, Wildfires Brenda Gregorio-Nieto
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The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert for Monday, July 12.
The statewide alert will be in effect from 4 to 9 p.m. on July 12 as temperatures continue to soar and transmission lines from a growing wildfire in southern Oregon continue to be unreliable, the ISO said.
With transmission lines from Oregon still unreliable due to #BootlegFire & continued high temperatures, the California ISO issued a statewide #FlexAlert for Monday, July 12, from 4-9 p.m. Consumers are urged to #conserveenergy to help stabilize the grid. https://t.co/PQHFuzyHyxpic.twitter.com/PZtz8SE4Xn California ISO (@California ISO) July 12, 2021