Rotating outages start as heat wave strains California's power grid

Eric Rucker reports

YEARS OLD CAN BE HELD IN ASTATE.FOR THE FIRST TIME INNEARLY 20 YEARS CALIFORNIA ISIN A STAGE 3 POWER EMERGENCYTHE SIGNIFICANCE WIDESPREADPOWER SHUT-OFFS ACROSS THESTATE THIS POWER DEMAND DURINGTHIS HEAT WAVE IS NOW GREATERTHAN THE POWER SUPPLY ANDGONZALES IS THE SPOKESPERSONFOR THE CALIFORNIA ORINDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR WEASKED THE UTILITIES TO.IMPLEMENT THEIR POWERDISRUPTION PROGRAMS TO CHENEY.SOCAL AS EDISON AND SAN DIEGOGAS ELECTRIC.DURING THE HOTTEST PART OFFRIDAY POWER WAS LOST FORTHOUSANDS IN PLACER AND YOLOCOUNTIES YA'LL OF IN THEMIDDLE OF A STREAM.

A VIDEOJIM BARNES WAS GIVING ANONLINE MUSIC LESSON FROM HISHOME IN WOODLAND AT THE TIMEHE SAYS HE NOW HAS PLANS TOHEAD OUT OF TOWN THE POWERGOES OUT AGAIN AND IF IT ALLWILL GET CLEANED UP GOING TOVACAVILLE OKAY, WHERE MYPARENTS LIVE GOT TO SEE YOUHAVE A BACKUP YEAH, LAURAJOHNSON DECIDED TO TAKE A WALKAS HER HOME BECAME POWERLESS.SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

BY THE TIMEWE GET BACK MAYBE TO BE ALITTLE COOLER.IT'S ALREADY COOL DOWN ACOUPLE DEGREES.

WHEN I LOOKEDAT THE WEATHER LAST TIME ITWAS A 106 WITH HIGH TEMPS INTO SUP A TO THE EIA SO SAYINGTONIGHT TO REQUEST A DAYS AGOFOR MORE POWER FROM OTHERGRIDS ON THE WEST COAST WASDENIED THAT DID NOTMATERIALIZE REGIONAL NATURE OFTHIS HEAT WAVE MEANS THATTHERE'S LESS ENERGY FROM OTHERAREAS IN THE WEST TO TRANSFER