Posted on 06/21/2016 1:33:29 PM PDT by Zakeet
The entire Los Angeles metropolitan area and most of Southern California can expect blackouts this summer.
The power grid is under direct threat as a result of the unprecedented, but little reported, massive natural gas leaks at Alisco Canyon that was ongoing for four months as an intense summer heat wave sets in.
According to Reuters:
California will have its first test of plans to keep the lights on this summerWith record-setting heat and air conditioning demand expected in Southern California, the states power grid operator issued a so-called "flex alert," urging consumers to conserve energy to help prevent rotating power outages - which could occur regardless.
Electricity demand is expected to rise during the unseasonable heatwave on Monday and Tuesday, with forecast system-wide use expected to top 45,000 megawatts, said the California Independent System Operator (ISO), which manages electricity flow through the state. That compares with a peak demand of 47,358 MW last year and the all-time high of 50,270 MW set in July 2006.
That could put stress on the power grid, particularly with the shut-in of Aliso Canyon, following a massive leak at the underground storage facility in October ...
The large-scale natural gas disaster - which curiously escaped media frenzy and widespread environmental concern - has resulted in the shutdown of key storage facilities that supply most of the power for the southern portion of the state.
As summer demand for electricity to cool homes and businesses kicks into high gear, power plants are planning to shut down, with supply shortages triggering controlled blackouts and brownouts.
Reports say that "all customers" should expect to be without power a total 14 days - 2 weeks time - out of this summer. Some 21 million Californians stand to be directly affected
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
More predictions of impending doom from zerohedge. Have they ever been right?
“Unexpected”...
Many of us have reached the point that we don’t believe that anything happens in this nation or the world by ‘accident’.
Calamities are contrived and will increase.
Climate Change? Global Warming? That’s what the pansies who rule and ruin our lives, our nation and our economy will attempt to tack this onto.
Meanwhile, the San Andreas Fault is rumbling....
Too bad, you liberal 50 IQ apes. Buy a sombrero and learn how to siesta. Zzzzzzz!
‘Theyve aspired to become a third-world entity...’
Oh, we already succeeded in that. Gracias, GW Bush, gracias Barack Obama.
Yup. And the majority of the power from that dam goes to Kaliporinia. And try to tell this to a eff head from there.
That dam was designed for 4 generators on each side. They now have 6 or 7. And they wonder why Lake Mead is so low?
Lake Mohave, which is below and 12 miles from me, is at normal to high levels. Thing is, they havent put umpteen generators into that dam like they did with the Hoover Dam.
Not to mention, Las Vegas is a tad bit bigger than it was back in the day.
san diego has repeatedly had the highest electric rates in the nation so high in fact they dropped out of the survey
Obama was seen grinning giant ear to giant ear at the Golf Course. His “A” Team in CA are doing their jobs.
We live not too far from our Superintendant of Schools building for the city. Rode our bikes through their parking lot the other night and they have brand new carport type covers with solar panels on top over the whole parking lot.
It actually makes the parking lot better since the cars will be covered during the heat of the day. I’m sure they cost an arm and a leg though.
I’ll pony up a case of Shiner (Bock or Birthday, your choice) and a plate of enchiladas from Joe T Garcia’s.
That oughta be about even.
I keep telling Ma .. It is time to sell this place and get the heck out of California.. But NOOooOOoo.. when her batteries run dry and she cant shop online anymore due to outages,, too bad.
Atlas Shrugged is now nonfiction.
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Make it..
aRnie Shrugged
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