Add “rolling blackouts during triple-digit heat” to the issues on embattled California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plate. The last governor who couldn’t keep the A/C on during the summer was recalled, and California’s voters weren’t shy about letting the once super popular governor know that over this last weekend.
If there were ever a “good” time for a heatwave to blanket almost all of California, in some ways it would be during the time of coronavirus shutdowns. Sure, people aren’t able to go to pools or water parks like they would during normal times, but they’re also not going to public schools, office buildings, malls, or movie theaters. It would seem that with those buildings shut down there would be a lot more power available on the grid, ensuring adequate power for homes. Nope.
The problem started in the late afternoon hours on Friday.
Rolling blackouts affected more than 200,000 customers in the Bay Area Saturday night, but were averted Sunday. By Monday morning the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO), the entity that oversees the state’s power grid, warned that “millions” of Californians would be affected by rolling blackouts Monday afternoon, and Gov. Newsom sprung into action.
Just kidding. Gov. Newsom leaped into “Blame” mode.
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11.25.2024