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San Francisco Escapes Rolling Blackouts
It was one of 3 counties targeted for rolling blackouts Sunday evening.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — San Francisco caught a break Sunday night when California ISO decided that rolling blackouts would not be needed. The supply in the California power grid was sufficient to meet demand.
PG&E had announced earlier that Contra Costa, San Francisco and San Mateo counties would be targeted for blackouts, if needed. Some 210,000 customers in the three counties would have lost power.
The previous two nights, Friday and Saturday, PG&E was ordered to do rotating outages, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were impacted.
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>>Flex Alert: Rolling Blackouts Possible Through Wednesday
But San Francisco is not out of the woods yet — a Flex Alert is in place through Wednesday, meaning blackouts may be on the immediate horizon.
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California Grid Operator Confirms State’s Energy Supply Expected to Meet Demand Tonight as Heatwave Continues - No Rotating Power Outages Needed Tonight in PG&E Service Area - Customers Strongly Urged to Conserve Electricity through Wednesday Night https://t.co/rPwv6gfbAZ pic.twitter.com/5nQBRvv2rB
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