Хорошо, что мы не в Калифорнии

California's chance of power outages will grow in the coming days, as the state prepares to enter the most brutal stretch yet of an ongoing heat wave, officials said Sunday.

Energy demand is expected to outpace supply starting Monday evening, and predictions for Tuesday show the state rivaling its all-time high for electricity demand, said Elliot Mainzer, president and chief executive officer of the California Independent System Operator.

"This is about to get significantly more intense," Mainzer told reporters.

The system operator is in charge of managing and maintaining reliability on the electric grid, a challenging job during hot weather when energy demand soars as people crank up their air conditioners.

Grid managers have several options available before power outages, like tapping backup generators, buying more power from other states and using so-called demand response programs, where people are paid to use less energy. But keeping the lights on will also require Californians to continue conserving as they have been, even as temperatures rise.

Most of California's 39 million people are facing extremely hot weather. Temperatures in the Central Valley are expected to be as high as 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius) for several days. In Los Angeles, meanwhile, temperatures topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), unusually warm temperatures for September.
Отсюда
В Калифорнии температура на предстоящей неделе будет крайне жаркой. В центральной Калифорнии до +46С, в Лос Анджелесе до +38. Причем так будет неделю. Обещают веерные отключения электричества, если ничего не предпринять. Учитывая засуху и меньшую генерацию от ГЭС, покупка своего генератора и запаса топлива - хорошая опция, но не всем по карману, учитывая, сколько это стоит в Калифорнии. И никакая зеленая энергетика не помогает. Планета разогревается