California Energy Provider Issues Emergency Alert as Heat Wave Persists

California Energy Provider Issues Emergency Alert as Heat Wave Persists
An aircraft takes off from Los Angeles International Airport behind electric power lines in El Segundo, Calif., on Aug. 31, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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California’s energy management agency issued emergency alerts this week, encouraging utilities to conserve electricity as prolonged high temperatures continued to bake the state’s valley regions.

On July 25 and 26, the California Independent System Operator (ISO)—a nonprofit agency that oversees the operation of the state’s electric power system—declared the statewide alerts as residents cranked up air conditioners to fend off the heat.

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