US electricity crunch - California warning consumers to be prepared for possible outages

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US electricity crunch - California warning consumers to be prepared for possible outages

<p>California's electric grid operator is warning consumers "to be prepared for possible outages" on the evening of Tuesday September 6.</p><ul><li>Electric City demand is set to hit an all-time high. </li><li>The operator expects to declare a Stage 3 emergency at 5:30pm local time.</li><li>This is one level below rotating power outages.</li></ul><p>Governor Newsom has extended provisions of his earlier emergency proclamation & executive order through until Friday</p><ul><li>this is intended to promote an increase in energy production, reduce strain on the grid and provide additional flexibility to state agencies, energy users & utility operators</li></ul><p>---</p>

                This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at forexlive.com.

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