California grid operators declared an Energy Emergency Alert for the second day in a row on Wednesday as a blistering heat wave continues to threaten the state’s power grid and risk rolling outages.
The California Independent System Operator said the emergency alert is at Level 2 of its three-tier emergency alert system, meaning that it is requesting emergency energy from all resources and asking households to curb use to prevent blackouts.
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