{"id":14174,"date":"2022-09-08T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/09\/08\/why-a-text-alert-might-have-helped-california-keep-the-lights-on\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T15:29:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T15:29:00","slug":"why-a-text-alert-might-have-helped-california-keep-the-lights-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/09\/08\/why-a-text-alert-might-have-helped-california-keep-the-lights-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a text alert might have helped California keep the lights on"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/9\/7\/23340821\/california-electricity-grid-power-outage-text-phone-alert<\/a>
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Officials say an emergency cell phone alert played a crucial role yesterday in helping California avoid rolling blackouts during an extreme heatwave. Residents apparently jumped into action within minutes of receiving a text that urged them to save energy.<\/p>\n

A remarkably severe and long-lasting heatwave has put increasing pressure on the state\u2019s power grid since last week<\/a>. Record-smashing<\/a> temperatures in the triple digits have sent power demand for air conditioning<\/a> soaring. <\/p>\n

By Tuesday, demand hit an all-time high<\/a> for the Golden State at 52,061 megawatts, according to grid manager California Independent System Operator (CAISO). CAISO issued<\/a> a level 3 Energy Emergency Alert, its highest alert<\/a>, at 5:17PMET that night. It signaled that rotating power outages could be imminent with energy supplies so thinly stretched.<\/p>\n

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