California Independent System Operator

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) anticipated initiating rotating power shut-offs again on Tuesday, but none were initiated in San Diego. CAISO said it would issue a Stage 3 Emergency, like it has in three of the previous four days, and tell local utilities if outages were imminent but San Diego Gas & Electric was never notified. If a Stage…

The California Independent System Operator (Cal ISO) issued a statewide Flex Alert that began Sunday and was extended through Wednesday to urge residents to conserve energy as a heat wave continues to sweep across much of the state. The Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, is in effect from 3 to 10 p.m. each day until Wednesday. Cal…

San Diego Gas & Electric credited customers’ energy conservation Monday as the reason the regional grid went untouched by statewide energy shutoffs ordered by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The CAISO ordered rotating outages for the third day Monday, and SDG&E warned that hundreds of circuit blocks and nearly 100,000 customers could face an hour-long period of darkness...

Sweltering heat has prompted state officials to urge residents to conserve energy. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez shares ways you can help.

Power stayed on Monday night, but more outages could come later this week. NBC 7’s Dave Summers explains.

SDG&E said the forced outages could affect 100,000 customers. NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas has the details.

NBC 7’s Bridget Naso has more details on the Flex Alert issued for the next four days.

After the California Independent System Operator (Cal ISO) ordered San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to begin rotating hour-long outages for a second day in a row, power was restored soon thereafter. At around 6:46 p.m. Saturday, SDG&E tweeted out that due to excessive heat and high energy demand, Cal ISO ordered them to begin rotating outages. At around...