[FOX26] The state of California has called on four emergency generators for the first time to help alleviate the power grid.
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has called on the Department of Water Resources of Roseville and Yuba City to activate the generators. According to ISO officials, the generators can provide up to 120 megawatts to the power grid by using natural gas and by using a special system that helps reduce emissions, limiting its air quality impacts. This amount of megawatts can help power up 120,000 homes.
[KTVU] California will face its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple-digit heat, officials warned Monday. As people crank up their air conditioners, the state forecast record levels of energy use that could exceed supply Monday evening, said Elliot Mainzer, president of California Independent System Operators, which runs the state’s electrical grid. The state could fall 2,000 to 4,000 megawatts of electricity short of its power supply, which represents as much as 10% of normal demand, he said.
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