Amid a record-setting heat wave and California's worst energy shortage in decades, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned that intermittent blackouts were likely to afflict the state through Wednesday.
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Amid a record-setting heat wave and the worst energy shortage in decades, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned on Monday that intermittent blackouts were likely to afflict the state through Wednesday.These controlled, rotating shutoffs are typically done in small blocks at a time — think a portion of a community, rather than an entire county, with the utility careful to avoid cutting off power to critical facilities such as hospitals and public safety buildings.
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