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(2021) > A voluntary alert advising Californians to conserve energy during a specific time frame was issued in mid-June 2021 to “help balance supply and demand
by vineyardmike 3y ago
(2021)
> A voluntary alert advising Californians to conserve energy during a specific time frame was issued in mid-June 2021 to “help balance supply and demand” on the power grid during an extreme heatwave in the region. Unplugging electric vehicles during peak usage times was one recommended measure included in a list of power-saving strategies issued by the California System Operator.
- auspiv 3y agoAnd Sept 2022 - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/us/california-heat-wave-flex-alert-ac-ev-charging.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/us/california-heat-wave-f... Couldn't find a 2023 news article though
- vineyardmike 3y agoThe original link was from 2021, and not to nit-pick but the 2022 link is not electric-car specific, it was just a "Reduce power usage (which includes cars)" advisory notice. Kinda weird actually that the NYT spun that into an electric-car issue. https://www.caiso.com/Documents/california-iso-extends-flex-alert-to-thursday-sept-1.pdf https://www.caiso.com/Documents/california-iso-extends-flex-...