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Californians encouraged to reduce energy use, grid operator issues statewide flex alert for Thursday evening
KTVU ^ | 6/16/2021

Posted on 06/16/2021 5:24:27 PM PDT by george76

California's Independent System Operator has issued a statewide flex alert for Thursday June 17 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Cal ISO issued the voluntary call to conserve energy Wednesday afternoon as temperatures in the Bay Area soared in the first heat wave of the season and record breaking heat blankets the West Coast this week.

By Wednesday, Fairfield reached triple digits. Many other spots in the East Bay, including Fremont, Walnut Creek and Concord are already getting close. The heat is expected to peak on Thursday, with an excessive heat warning in effect through Friday night for many areas in the Bay.

Earlier in the day Cal ISO said the grid is stable for Wednesday and there is no expectation of rotating power outages. Forecasts also show enough reserves to cover demand Thursday evening, but the grid operator had warned to be vigilant for a flex alert.

It asks Californians to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, turn off unnecessary lights and avoid use of major appliances.

For more information on ways to conserve energy during the flex alert check here.

Flex alerts are typically issued as solar energy production drops off during evening hours.

Summerlike heat arrived with spring still on the calendar as a dome of high pressure spread over the West.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; electric; electricity; electricreliability; energy; reliability; solar; solarpanels; wind; windmill; windmills
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To: Mariner

Dry heat is better, at least at night when the sun goes down it cools some. Back east when the sun goes down it is still sticky and hot. It stays that way till around 4 AM!!!..


21 posted on 06/16/2021 5:44:36 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Rural_Michigan

117 in Las Vegas right now.


22 posted on 06/16/2021 5:45:15 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: george76
statewide flex alert

We're gonna "flex" the system to make sure WE have power so there's a chance, you might have to do without because WE'RE more important than you.

23 posted on 06/16/2021 5:55:54 PM PDT by Pollard
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To: george76

Quick, call the load dispatcher at PG&E to ramp up the thermal units! Oh, wait. There aren’t any.


24 posted on 06/16/2021 5:56:13 PM PDT by technically right
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To: george76

Same thing happening in Texas right now and it’s unfortunate. They spent a lot of time on other things but neglected to fix the power grid after that disaster in February


25 posted on 06/16/2021 6:04:06 PM PDT by Nomad577
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Yup...anyone with an ounce of common sense knows that it uses less energy to maintain a constant temperature than to treat your thermostat as a yo-yo.


26 posted on 06/16/2021 6:11:01 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: george76

The propane tank is filled, the generator is ready. I’m anticipating many power shutdowns this summer in NorCal.


27 posted on 06/16/2021 6:12:44 PM PDT by Huskrrrr (Pronouns? I need no stinkin pronouns!)
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To: a fool in paradise

They need ten million new electric cars....geniuses!


28 posted on 06/16/2021 6:23:40 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Rural_Michigan

Rural_Michigan wrote:

“109* at my house in Joshua Tree today.”

How much hotter than usual is that?


29 posted on 06/16/2021 6:27:42 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000))
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To: george76

it is doubtful that there was ever a more corrupt regulatory agency than California’s


30 posted on 06/16/2021 6:30:25 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not created, they're excreted." Cicero 2000 years ago)
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To: george76

Californians encouraged to buy squirrels, squirrel food, and squirrel cages to be able to locally generate electricity.


31 posted on 06/16/2021 7:01:51 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Many of the plants in AZ that used to ship power to California are now gone. They burned that evil “COAL”!


32 posted on 06/16/2021 7:04:29 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ((Democrats have declared us to be THE OBSOLETE MAN in the Twilight Zone.))
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To: WildHighlander57

It was 106 in Belle Fouche, SD on 6/9/2021 according to the P/Us temp display....

NBD, but it reminded me of trips to Death Valley in the summer.

[”It’s a Dry Heat”]


33 posted on 06/16/2021 7:05:23 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: george76

Clearly the only possible solution is more electric cars!


34 posted on 06/16/2021 9:41:37 PM PDT by null and void (When you put bad people in charge expect bad things to happen, often in a spectacular and sudden way)
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To: Taffeys
NO....... Welcome to NEWSOMEISTAN!

One could argue for Newsomalia...

35 posted on 06/16/2021 9:44:23 PM PDT by null and void (When you put bad people in charge expect bad things to happen, often in a spectacular and sudden way)
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To: george76

Texas should get a reprieve on the heat wave, middle of next week.


36 posted on 06/16/2021 11:09:14 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: george76; All
And these jerks want all electric vehicles in the next decade? How do these no-nuke dipshits think these electric vehicles will charged when there’s an energy shortage right now?

It takes a special kind of stupid to be a politician... especially in California.

37 posted on 06/16/2021 11:57:16 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom; All
For the cost of the chop-choo, California could build a half dozen nuke plants and a few reservoirs with hydro providing water to the farmers and power to the grid.

This ain’t rocket science.

Common sense isn’t common anymore.

38 posted on 06/17/2021 12:00:50 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: WildHighlander57

How much hotter than usual is that?

About 10* or so...these are mid-summer temps


39 posted on 06/17/2021 2:50:32 AM PDT by Rural_Michigan
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