In social media postings Monday by Supervisor Diane Burgis, as well as Contra Costa County Public Works, rolling blackouts appear that they will impact parts of Contra Costa County Monday night.
According to Supervisor Burgis:
Between 10,000 and 20,000 customers in each of the following cities are expected to lose power beginning at 4-5 pm, lasting until 10pm tonight, August 17, and tomorrow evening, August 18.
- Antioch
- Brentwood
- Concord
- El Cerrito
- Walnut Creek
Outages are expected to last several hours, with no customers impacted overnight. The same impacts are expected tomorrow afternoon, for the same duration.
These are not PG&E PSPS events, and no PSPS maps are available for these incidents.
According to Contra Costa Public Works, Rolling blackouts/brownouts are anticipated to affect residents in parts of Antioch, Brentwood, Concord, El Cerrito & Walnut Creek starting between 4-5 pm today until 10 pm.
Outages are expected to last several hours, with no customers impacted overnight.
Check back for updates.
California ISO: http://www.caiso.com/Documents/Flex-Alert-Issued-Today-CallingforStatewide-Conservation081720.pdf
Per PG&E: Record breaking heatwave strains the grid
During heat waves, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the organization that runs the state’s electric grid, can call for rotating outages statewide to protect the stability of the grid. All utilities in the state – including PG&E have been called on to participate.
These outages should last between 1 to 2 hours for most customers. These are not Public Safety Power Shutoffs due to extreme fire danger, and are not related to any issues with PG&E’s equipment or its ability to deliver energy locally.
You can do your part to help prevent blackouts by conserving energy. Set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher. Run energy intensive appliances during early morning or after 9 p.m. Close drapes and blinds to keep rooms cool.
8 comments
Can someone please tell me why in Antioch they are building thousands of homes when they can’t supply enough energy to all. They also have a ton of businesses closed, that should be saving power. Just Saying
This is happening all over the Bay Area. Pleasant Hill, Concord, Brentwood, (to name a few cities) are planning projects which bring high density housing. We obviously don’t have the energy infrastructure, water, schools, etc., etc., etc., to support the increased population.
Just crazy!
how the hell is California gonna power all those teslas when they outlaw gasoline?
what happened to all those magical windmills? hows that solar wave working?
keep following the eco/tyrannical pied piper over that b.s. Global warming cliff
ill keep the popcorn ready
Holy irony Batman!
Give the left enough rope and time. And they Always overreach and hang themselves…
Your right boy wounded. The logo they use. Lol. A BIG GREEN HAND …SWITCHING ..YOU….OFF.
Kinda wondering why this huge power plant in downtown Pittsburg is not up and running to provide electricity. It’s just sitting there shut down
A quick search of PG&E website gives this explanation: CALISO is the regulating authority of power flow for the state of California. CALISO monitors transmission lines for congesting. Congesting is defined as power flowing into or out of a high demand territory that nears an overload of the electrical line. CALISO orders a black out. A black out is the dropping of homes and businesses to reduce the congestion of power so that the entire electrical transmission line is not lost. Now my opinion: to reduce the congestion requires more large electrical transmission lines all around California. This means higher rates and more potential for wild fires. I believe this gets voted down at every request. Hence, rolling blackouts.
uh ….No?! The loony libs told us for decades to do our heavy voltage usage in the evenings.. washing, running a/c and now charging our ac/dc/and foot-powered cars. but the genius darlings in Sac town have mandated upwards of 15% of our power grid to be on solar!
BUDOIY! DUH? THERE’S NO SOLAR AT NIGHT. KEEP LEGISLATING 420 STYLE.
PUFF, PUFF, PASS. yeah dude, (COUGH COUGH) global warming maaaaaan! now pass the cheetohs.
LIBERALISM IS NOT ONLY A MENTAL DISORDER, ITS A GENOCIDAL SATANIC ONE TOO!
BECAUSE THE LIBTARDS WANT MORE PROPERTY TAXS
BECAUSE THE LIBTARDS WANT MORE PROPERTY TAXS
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