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KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia's power grid managers are under fire after calling for the first rolling blackouts since 2001. -
Widespread blackouts to reduce pressure on the electric grid were averted Monday night after regulators warned earlier in the day that they would not have enough power to meet demand in the midst of a heat wave. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia's governor wants to know why the state power grid managers were forced to initiate rolling blackouts as a heatwave bakes the state. -
KPBS Midday EditionAn irate California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency proclamation allowing some energy users and utilities to tap backup energy sources amid a days-long heatwave that has prompted rolling blackouts affecting hundreds of thousands of households. -
Californians packed beaches, lakes and recreation areas Sunday to seek relief from a record heat wave that strained the electrical grid and threatened to trigger a third round of rolling power outages. -
The California Independent System Operator issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, beginning Sunday and extending through Wednesday. -
San Diego utility officials said Sunday that there was no alert for energy conservation from state power grid officials as of 10 a.m. -
High temperatures increased electricity demand while one power plant was down and wind power fell short Saturday, prompting a Stage 3 Electrical Emergency that lasted 20 minutes. -
San Diego Gas & Electric officials said they did not expect any rotating power outages Saturday despite the excessive heat and high energy demand, one day after California initiated rolling blackouts for the first time since 2001.
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California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2001 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system.
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