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California Utilities Pay Record Prices for Surplus Power Amid Heat Wave

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein

Electric prices in the West soared to record highs as California consumers prepared for more outages on Monday after the grid operator ordered utilities to cut power over the weekend to reduce system strain during a brutal heat wave.

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‘We’re in a Bind’: California Braces for Rolling Outages as Heatwave Continues

/in , , /by /Utility Dive

The California Independent System Operator is bracing for rolling outages through Wednesday, after a record-breaking heatwave in the Western U.S. strained energy supplies and necessitated power shut-offs that affected hundreds of thousands of customers over the weekend.

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