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SAN FRANCISCO - Power companies worked to restore electricity to thousands of customers throughout California early Monday as a scorching heat wave threatened to push the state into a power emergency with the potential for more blackouts.
Authorities were looking into several deaths possibly related to the high temperatures, which hit the triple digits in some areas on Sunday.
With temperatures again expected to top 100 degrees, power demand was projected to reach an all-time high Monday and prompt some voluntary blackouts, in which some businesses agree to have their power shut off temporarily in exchange for lower rates, according to the Independent System Operator, California's power grid manager.
Those blackouts could become involuntary if customers don't conserve electricity, said ISO spokesman Gregg Fishman.
"It's actually critical that people conserve power," Fishman said.
Monday's forecast called for high temperatures in northern and central California to reach 111 degrees in Morgan Hills, 110 in Fresno, Stockton and Modesto and 109 in Bakersfield. Southern California's Woodland Hills was expected to reach 106.
Heat prompts power emergency in Calif.
Isnt that Governor Grey Davis did several years ago and PGE was rolling blackouts? PGE CEOs were making Billions of dollars and Governor Grey Davis did nothing and stood by and alow them collect billions of dollars ripping off by putting bills in tripple digit numbers towards california residents. Now why not RECALL Governor Schwarzenegger now? Plus I smell another ENRON Scandel and watch Mr Bush call the FBI to arrest them.
Authorities were looking into several deaths possibly related to the high temperatures, which hit the triple digits in some areas on Sunday.
With temperatures again expected to top 100 degrees, power demand was projected to reach an all-time high Monday and prompt some voluntary blackouts, in which some businesses agree to have their power shut off temporarily in exchange for lower rates, according to the Independent System Operator, California's power grid manager.
Those blackouts could become involuntary if customers don't conserve electricity, said ISO spokesman Gregg Fishman.
"It's actually critical that people conserve power," Fishman said.
Monday's forecast called for high temperatures in northern and central California to reach 111 degrees in Morgan Hills, 110 in Fresno, Stockton and Modesto and 109 in Bakersfield. Southern California's Woodland Hills was expected to reach 106.
Heat prompts power emergency in Calif.
Isnt that Governor Grey Davis did several years ago and PGE was rolling blackouts? PGE CEOs were making Billions of dollars and Governor Grey Davis did nothing and stood by and alow them collect billions of dollars ripping off by putting bills in tripple digit numbers towards california residents. Now why not RECALL Governor Schwarzenegger now? Plus I smell another ENRON Scandel and watch Mr Bush call the FBI to arrest them.
