What about days when you have to conserve energy? TheseI’m laughing so hard right now because California is ready to issue those Flex Alerts due to a heatwave. FromFor officials with the California Independent System Operator, which operates the Golden State’s power grid, a lengthy and punishing period of high temperatures means Flex Alerts are likely.
“If weather or grid conditions worsen, the ISO may issue a series of emergency notifications to access additional resources and prepare market participants and the public for potential energy shortages and the need to conserve,” the officials warned Tuesday night. “The power grid operator expects to call on Californians for voluntary energy conservation via Flex Alerts over the long weekend.”
During a Flex Alert, consumers are urged to reduce their energy use from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., hours when the grid is most stressed because of high demand and less available energy from solar panels.avoid using large appliances and charging electric vehiclesDyyyyyying.
California is testing solar panels over its aqueducts. If all 4K miles were covered with solar panels by 2035, that would produce 13GW of renewable power. That would be enough power for ~10M households. For perspective, CA has ~13M households.
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