Pacific Gas and Electric had warned clients it was"probably" many clients would get rid of electricity for one-to-two hours Monday evening because of rolling outages due to increased strain on California's electric grid amid a statewide heat wave.
"PG&E strongly urges clients to decrease electricity usage throughout the Flex Alert on Monday, particularly during the day and evening, when air conditioners are generally at peak usage," the usefulness composed.
The California ISO issued a Stage 3 Emergency within the weekend since demand for power exceeded supply, and Gov. Gavin Newsom said the distribution deficiencies are just expected to get worse within the upcoming few days.
"On Saturdaywe fell short of demand by about 450 megawatts, and we anticipate considerably increased need now," Newsom said at a Monday press conference. "Now, we hope to become 4,440 megawatts short."
Since the nation anticipates even bigger gaps in demand and supply, the governor said that citizens should brace for reverses and also called the collapse to"forecast and strategy these shortages""simply unacceptable."
PG&E said that outages could persist through Thursday based on the growth of the heat wave.
"PG&E strongly urges clients to decrease electricity usage throughout the Flex Alert on Monday, particularly during the day and evening, when air conditioners are generally at peak usage," the usefulness composed.
The California ISO issued a Stage 3 Emergency within the weekend since demand for power exceeded supply, and Gov. Gavin Newsom said the distribution deficiencies are just expected to get worse within the upcoming few days.
"On Saturdaywe fell short of demand by about 450 megawatts, and we anticipate considerably increased need now," Newsom said at a Monday press conference. "Now, we hope to become 4,440 megawatts short."
Since the nation anticipates even bigger gaps in demand and supply, the governor said that citizens should brace for reverses and also called the collapse to"forecast and strategy these shortages""simply unacceptable."
PG&E said that outages could persist through Thursday based on the growth of the heat wave.