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Governor Gavin Newsom urges Californians to limit power consumption as 525,000 customers are told to prepare for potential rotating outages - and EV owners told to wait until AFTER 9PM to charge their cars
2022-09-07
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Will their power bills be reduced for the inconvenience?
  • PG&E said on Tuesday evening they had warned 525,000 homes that they could be without power due to the impossible demands on the grid

  • A 'flex alert' was in place from 4pm-9pm on Tuesday in California, with residents asked to reduce their energy consumption

  • Californians should raise the thermostat to 78 degrees or higher; turn off unnecessary lights; and avoid using appliances and charging electric vehicles

  • The power grid in California is struggling to cope with soaring demand for air conditioning

  • On Tuesday afternoon PGE was bracing for 'a new historic all-time high for the grid', which would force them to cut power supplies

  • As of Tuesday afternoon, almost 7,000 people were without power, with the Bay Area hardest-hit, and temperatures in Sacramento reaching 111F

Related: Ice, ice baby! Animal lover teams up with rescue organizations to deliver ice blocks and industrial fans to California shelters in bid to provide much needed relief to abandoned dogs amid brutal heatwave
Posted by:Skidmark

#13  The possibilities really are endless.

Posted by: Besoeker   2022-09-07 16:58  

#12  If you put the generator in the trunk of the EV, you can have continuous portable charging.
Plus, you get the benefits of both electric power (insane torque) and gas power (high energy-density fuel).
Posted by: SteveS   2022-09-07 16:56  

#11  Whoa, I thought it was illegal in California to even mention generators, outdoor grilling, or Whataburger?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-09-07 16:36  

#10  Fred, I call that an aftermarket hybrid.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2022-09-07 16:21  

#9  Charging your EV is simple. Just buy a gas- or diesel-powered generator and plug it in. 25KW should do it.
Posted by: Fred   2022-09-07 15:53  

#8  Want to conserve a lot of power? Shut down all the streaming services. Yes, I know that's biting the hand that feeds the LSDs, but it would actually get results. Contrary all the propaganda that is spewed out, those datacenters are not running on wind power.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-09-07 15:33  

#7  Sounds to me like every element of the movie industry should be shuttered until living conditions are safe.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-09-07 15:31  

#6  The 'Spice Power Must Flow!' to the rich Zip Codes. Always.
Posted by: magpie   2022-09-07 15:27  

#5  Maybe that's why they are trying to get rooms in your house to be available for GRQOMER+?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-09-07 12:55  

#4  If battery operated sex toys are impacted, California society will begin to crumble.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-09-07 12:30  

#3  Ice, ice baby! Animal lover teams up with rescue organizations to deliver ice blocks and industrial fans to California shelters in bid to provide much needed relief to abandoned dogs amid brutal heatwave energy policy.

Are we really back to the Ice House?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-09-07 12:25  

#2  That's what happens when you double a state's population but add nothing to the infrastructure.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-09-07 12:23  

#1  And yet they are the great, shining model of American society.
Posted by: Secret Master    2022-09-07 11:48  

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