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Looming Labor Day Heat Wave Set To Test California's Power Grid
"I feel angry, actually, as to why this happens in a state like this, in a country like ours," one resident said at the time.
August 31, 2022
A heat wave is expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to much of the Bay Area this Labor Day weekend, and with it a test for California's electrical grid.
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It was high temperatures that caused rolling blackouts two years ago, and regulators have warned that heat could stress the system again. August of 2020 was a month that brought lightning, fires, a heat wave, and rolling blackouts for 2 million Californians.
"I feel angry, actually, as to why this happens in a state like this, in a country like ours," one resident said at the time.
Find out what's happening in Petalumafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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