The Bay Area could see record high temperatures on Thursday, and the start of summer is still two and a half months away. Some experts worry this year’s summer heat could mean problems for the power grid, especially with the drought.
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Weissman said strains on the power grid will happen this summer, but this short burst of hot weather won’t be enough to do it. Cal-ISO manages most of the state’s power grid. It is the agency responsible for issuing Flex Alerts – asking customers to reduce power usage on hot days to ease the strain on the grid and prevent outage.Napa Naturopathic Doctor Pleads Guilty To Providing Falsified COVID-19 Vaccine Cards, Selling Fake Treatments
“As we have the continued drought, the availability of hydropower in California has been significantly undercut,” Weissman told KPIX 5.
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