More rolling power blackouts in SoCal?

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California sees rolling blackouts for second day in a row

More than 270,000 California residents experienced a second round of rolling blackouts on Saturday.

California ISO declared a Stage 3 Electrical Emergency around 6:28 p.m. due to increased demand, as well as the loss of a 470-megawatt power plant. They also cite the loss of nearly 1,000 megawatts of wind power.

The heat wave throughout the area increased electricity usage, leading to the strain on the power grid for the second night in a row.

The triple-digit heat is expected to extend into Wednesday, prompting KCRA 3 Weather Alerts for each day until then.

The last time the state ordered rolling outages was during an energy crisis in 2001.

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-blackouts-2020-pge-heat-wave-august-15/33614032

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Is the power grid that fragile?