The lights are going out in California because power companies are unable to keep the lights on during heat waves.
On September 6, 2022, California authorities warned residents of “possible outages” due to an ongoing heat wave.
#ISO has issued an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) 2 effective today, from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Consumers are strongly urged to cut back on #energy use. Read the news release: https://t.co/FCIvk0s6pN pic.twitter.com/EAPm0smSDf
— Flex Alert (@flexalert) September 6, 2022
The announcement was one step below Level 3, which would cause rolling blackouts across the state.
When #ISO calls an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) 1, real-time analysis shows all resources are in use or committed for use, and #energy deficiencies are expected. pic.twitter.com/xxvwGKzp6o
— Flex Alert (@flexalert) September 6, 2022
Shortly after the warning, a Level 3 was declared, and the Bay area experience blackouts.
BREAKING NEWS: Rolling blackouts have begun in 2 Bay Area cities. https://t.co/3VN9d2hpL5
— KRON4 News (@kron4news) September 7, 2022
The power grid in California is failing because too much of their energy is coming from renewable energy that isn’t cutting the mustard.
When it counts so-called renewables are useless. Right now in a crisis “renewables” account for only 9.7% of all power generated in the state of CA pic.twitter.com/GSDrRUz4Qb
— Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) September 7, 2022
As the power crisis looms in California, Europe is in a debacle.
The entire continent has been cut off because of the war in Ukraine, and heading into winter, governments are proposing a “mandatory target for reducing electricity use at peak hours” to “flatten the curve.”
NOW – EU will propose a “mandatory target for reducing electricity use at peak hours” in order to “flatten the curve.” pic.twitter.com/Q6EuLLTM0L
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 7, 2022
Energy costs in Europe have skyrocketed so high that businesses are considering closing their doors for good because they cannot afford to keep the lights on. The German economic minister recently said businesses might just have to shut down for a while.
NEW – German Economy Minister Habeck can imagine parts of the economy will “simply stop producing for the time being.” pic.twitter.com/raA5DpCcKi
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 7, 2022
Other German officials proposed to reopen a nuclear power plant to stop the crisis, but Minister Habeck turned it down.
JUST IN – Operating company of nuclear power plant Isar 2, PreussenElektra, considers the “emergency reserve” plans of German Economic Minister #Habeck (Green Party) “technically unfeasible” and rejects the proposal. pic.twitter.com/PVo02csGpj
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 7, 2022
This sounds so familiar (sarcasm).
