California power officials beg customers to stop using air conditioning as West Coast power grid reaches critical failure

‘A prolonged heat wave that continues to hover over much of the West Coast of the United States is causing record temperature swells throughout California, putting major strain on the Golden State’s power grid. Recent reports suggest that if California residents don’t start cutting back on their energy usage, the power grid could reach critical failure in the coming days.
That’s why California energy officials are urging people throughout the state to bear through the heat as much as they can while using their air conditioners as minimally as possible. The California Independent System Operator, which oversees roughly 80 percent of the state’s electrical grid, has issued a statewide alert about energy conservation that urges Californians to be aware of their energy usage habits and to cut back wherever possible to keep the grid from becoming overloaded.’
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