Thousands of Californians were still without power Tuesday morning amid a record heat wave.
Nearly 67,000 customers in California did not have power Monday night, according to PowerOutage.US. As of Tuesday morning, more than 22,000 were still off the grid.
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California officials declared a power grid emergency Monday afternoon and later escalated it to a Level 2 Alert, calling on residents to increase their conservation efforts.
A #ISO Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) 2 is now in effect. Here are ways you can help prevent rotating #poweroutages: https://t.co/z2Wbi5Lxh0
— California ISO (@California_ISO) September 6, 2022
“The potential for rotating outages has increased significantly,” said Elliot Mainzer, CEO of the California Independent System Operator, which runs California’s power grid.
“We have now entered the most intense phase of this heat wave,” Mainzer said at a media briefing Monday, adding that stepping up conservation efforts will be essential. “This is an extraordinary event. This is a record-setting heat wave in terms of temperatures and duration.”
Tuesday’s energy demand could top the record set in July 2006, Mainzer said.
The National Weather Service said the California heat wave is expected to last through at least Thursday, with temperatures reaching beyond 110 degrees.
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We have a preliminary tied high temperature record at Paso Robles Airport today: the high was 112, which ties the previous record set in 2020. Many other locations were close to record highs. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/mnvG1kaT5l
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) September 6, 2022
California grid operators have asked residents to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, avoid large appliance use and electric vehicle charging, and turn off unnecessary lights between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m, when the grid is the most stressed.
