Deja Vu: Rolling Blackouts Cut Power in California

[gatorboy]

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/25/D8C76E980.html

Sweltering late-summer heat and the loss of key transmission lines Thursday forced power officials in Southern California to impose rolling blackouts, leaving as many as half a million people without power for an hour at a time, officials said.

The California Independent System Operator, which operates the state's electric grid, declared a transmission emergency at 3:57 p.m., said Gil Alexander, a spokesman for SoCal Edison.

It marked one of the most serious power emergencies since the 2002 power crisis.

"It's not related to operating reserves. It is a transmission emergency," said ISO spokeswoman Stephanie McCorkle.
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Hey wasn't this sort of thing suppose to end when Ah-nuld took control?

[tlsmith1963]

1. It Didn't Happen Here

I'm in San Diego. Did any Californians here lose power?

Tammy
Who is still p-o'ed about Enron's role in the previous "rolling blackout" period.

[Pithy Cherub]

2. The Ghost (Approval Ratings) of Gray Davis haunt

The Gropenator here! The nurses, teachers and firefighters are not letting up either. The rolling blackouts while it is as hot as Hades here is just going to be another straw. The legacy of the Enron mess contiues.

These people darn near caused a riot last night over the spraying for West Nile virus. Now you turn off the AC on top of that...
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