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Temporary Emergency Power Generators Used for First Time to Support Statewide Energy Grid During Heat Wave
EVs aren't straining the electric grid — and they just might save it
By Joann Muller
Longest-duration Flex Alert yet issued for Thursday night
California heatwave enters intense phase bringing blackouts and wildfires
By Maanvi Singh
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Battery storage sets records in California heatwave energy crisis
By Andy Colthorpe
Brutal heat wave shatters all-time records, threatens power outages across California. And a hurricane could prolong it
By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone & Rachel Ramirez
Not cool! Gavin Newsom slammed for AC 'double standard' amid heatwave
By Marjorie Hernandez & natalie o'neill
California Declares Grid Emergency With Power Use at Five-Year High
By Mark Chediak & Brian K. Sullivan
California Leaders Credit Cellphone Alert for Sudden Conservation (Published 2022)
By Ivan Penn, Jill Cowan & Shawn Hubler
A text asked millions of Californians to save energy. They paid heed, averting blackouts
By Grace Toohey & Alexandra E. Petri
Residential solar batteries helped California's grid with peak power during heatwave
By Kelsey Misbrener
California heat wave: Bay Area records highest-ever temperature
By Gerry Diaz, Kate Galbraith & Kellie Hwang
California blackouts called off amid 'extraordinary heat event'
By Thao Nguyen, John Bacon & Celina Tebor
California urges residents again not to charge EVs on busy travel weekend
By Thomas Catenacci
California Is Facing An Electricity Crisis. But It Has Also Mandated A Switchover To Electric Vehicles
By Aseem Prakash & Nives Dolsak
Heat waves stress power grids. That doesn’t mean California’s renewable energy is a bad idea.
By Neel Dhanesha
California's Heat Wave Is a Big Moment for Batteries
By Gregory Barber
California power outages possible during heat wave
By Emma Bowman
California Narrowly Averts an Electricity Crisis Amid Scorching Heat (Published 2022)
By Ivan Penn, Jill Cowan & Shawn Hubler
California’s Heat Wave Sets Records, and Stretches Power Grid
By Shawn Hubler & Michael Powell
Historic, unforgiving Western heat wave is peaking and crushing records
By Jason Samenow, Matthew Cappucci & Bryan Pietsch
California heat wave: No rolling blackouts but thousands without power
By Christine Fernando
California heat wave nearly broke the power grid
By Gregory Yee, Alexandra E. Petri & Grace Toohey
California averts rolling blackouts amid heat wave
By Gregory Yee, Harriet Ryan & Grace Toohey