[31307] in North American Network Operators' Group
CAISO expects to have a stage-three energy shortage this week
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Mon Sep 18 18:27:09 2000
Date: 18 Sep 2000 15:24:14 -0700
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California is sweating through another hot spell this week. CAISO's web page
http://www.caiso.com/ is very slow today. CAISO has already called for a
mandatory load reduction of 1700 megawatts today. Today's peak is predicted
to reach 44537 Megawatts at 4pm. Tomorrow's load is predicted to be 44827
Megawatts.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20000918/tc/silicon_valley_sweats_as_heat_wave_threatens_power_supply_1.html
ISO spokeswoman Stephanie McCorkle said today that the region is likely to
experience the year's first stage-three energy emergency this week, causing
power to shut off in "rotating blackouts."
Typically, businesses and residential consumers get no warning before power is
turned off in a stage-three emergency. "At the most," McCorkle said, "there
could be up to a half-hour notice."
