Another Rough Day for the California Electrical Grid

From Reuters:

If Californians do not conserve considerably on Monday, rotating outages are possible with demand forecast to reach record levels again due to the heat wave, the California Independent System Operator said in a release.

On Friday, the peak demand reached a new record of 49,036 megawatts, up almost 8 percent over last year's record and almost 2,500 MW over the current record of 46,561 MW set earlier last week on July 18.

Meteorologists forecast the mercury on Monday would reach 84 degrees Fahrenheit in San Diego, 85 F in San Francisco, 86 in Los Angeles, 97 in San Jose, 107 in Fresno and 110 in Sacramento.

As always, check in with the California ISO for the latest.

UPDATE: We Support Lee is taking a closer look at the situation.

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