Newsom signs emergency proclamation to free more energy amid heat wave

KTVU Television ^ | June 17, 2021 | KTVU Staff

[cyclotic]

I wonder how the pioneers survived? Or even our parents?

Last week my wife was at her mom’s house for a few days. The AC went out during a mid 90’s heat wave. Uncomfortable? Sure

They survived.

[sten]

they deliberately limit energy supplies?

are they deliberately creating the brown outs?

lawsuits should be filed as brown outs threaten lives.

[caww]

I recall my mom and her friends filling up wash tubs in the back yard and dangle their legs in them ....while sipping on
Rolling rock Beer in one hand and a hand held fan in the other.

We had an old 10 room Victorian house so she’d open the windows all night to cool things down and close it up during the day....As kids we survived!

[cuz1961]

to free up additional energy capacity//

When I read that at the top of the story

I thought maybe gavin pulled his head
out of nanzies butt and quit peeing our
hydro electric water straight into the ocean
and started using our resevoir system as designed

But then I read the rest and it appears, no,
he’s spending money to buy electricity
from other states.

So his head must still be
up nanzies butt.

Got to be some rice bowls involved somewhere
is my guess.

.

[wjcsux]

I grew up in southern Arizona in the 60’s. Almost everyone had “swamp coolers” and very few homes had air conditioning. The motels that had air conditioning advertised on their signs out front. The only buildings that had refrigerated air were large commercial buildings. When it got really hot, we would go downtown and hang out in the department stores or go to one of the parks that had a pool. We survived.

[Svartalfiar]

It takes an ORDER from the GOVERNOR to do this? Why the hell can’t the ISO and utilities make these decisions?

It takes an order from the Gov for the utilities to be allowed to make the decision. Likely the backup/additional power generation is too "dirty", from coal or gas or other hydrocarbons, so they aren't allowed to use them except when the governor needs some political boost and allows them to.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I spent 30 years in the power business. I don’t ever recall having to beg a governor for permission to turn on a power plant. This is so pathetic.

[Svartalfiar]

I spent 30 years in the power business. I don’t ever recall having to beg a governor for permission to turn on a power plant. This is so pathetic.

This is California!

[a fool in paradise]

Tell them to stop charging cars during daylight hours.