7/8/2023 0 Comments Super hot meteorologist![]() ![]() The system operator is maintaining a statewide Flex Alert, and an Emergency Energy Alert that marshals all available resources to alleviate the power crunch across the state remains in effect. Partial outages at three gas-fired electricity plants, including those in Redondo Beach and El Segundo, hampered power generation Sunday, said Mark Rothleder, the ISO’s senior vice president and chief operating officer. As of Sunday afternoon, that demand stood at 42,480 megawatts and will probably climb to 48,817 megawatts Monday, then surpass 50,000 megawatts Tuesday, just shy of the all-time record set in 2006. The California Independent System Operator, which operates the state’s power grid, said the extended heat wave has driven the demand for electricity to the brink of overload. ![]() “So, what can you do but have a cold drink?” “It’s hot here and it’s hot there, so it doesn’t matter where you go,” Aguilar said, referring to the 99-degree heat at his home in Tustin. Undeterred by the 103-degree heat, family and friends of Cesar Aguilar celebrated his 47th birthday at the popular market, laughing and drinking beers and eating seafood. Shorts, sundresses and sandals were in abundance Sunday afternoon as searing temperatures baked the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles. In Long Beach, temperatures reached 109, surpassing the record of 107 degrees from 1988. In Los Angeles County, Burbank tied its old record of 110 degrees set in 1984. Sunday's heat broke temperature records across the Southland. ![]()
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