As the prolonged heat wave intensifies, officials are pleading with Californians to voluntarily reduce energy consumption or face power outages.
With California moving into the worst phase of a historic heat wave, authorities Monday amplified their urgent call for residents to reduce energy use voluntarily or face the prospect of rolling blackouts.
“Blackouts, rotating outages are a possibility today, and some of the efforts of consumers to really lean in and take these actions after 4 p.m. today are absolutely essential,” he said. “We are in an extraordinary event,” said California Energy Commissioner Siva Gunda. He said Tuesday’s anticipated demand from the grid — 51,000 megawatts — “would be the highest in September that we’ve ever seen.”
“It’s not over; we have a few more days. It’s going to be tough,” said Dr. Tomas Aragon, the state public health officer. In L.A., residents flocked to shopping malls, cooling centers and the coast, where temperatures hovered in the 90s.
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