The people living in the Californians state have been admonished to reduce their energy usage in the busy hours of the afternoon and evening which of course a times when the grid is most stressed because of high demand, this is coming from The flex alerts.
If the instructions in the flex alerts isn’t adhered to, the state could face series of blackouts said the states’ Independent System Operator (ISO).
People are hereby urged to use less power between 4pm and 10pm local time on Monday (midnight and 6am UK time on Tuesday) under the latest alert. Also
people are urged to set their thermostats to 78F (25C) or higher, not using major appliances such as dishwashers and washing machines, and turning off
unnecessary lights.