California Begs Residents To Protect Energy Grid, Scale Back Charging Electric Vehicles – By Ben Zeisloft (Daily Wire) / June 30 2021
California’s state government is asking residents to refrain from charging their electric vehicles to avoid power outages during a persistent heatwave.
As noted by The Epoch Times, the California Independent System Operator released several requests in June for residents to conserve power in the interest of avoiding blackouts. Among other measures, Californians are encouraged to “pre-cool your home by lowering the thermostat,” “use major appliances, like your dishwasher, and clothes washer and dryer,” “close window coverings to keep your home or apartment cool,” “charge electronic devices,” and “charge electric vehicles” before “Flex Alerts” enter into effect.
One announcement explains:
— California ISO (@California_ISO) June 19, 2021
By collectively taking a few simple actions, electricity use can be reduced enough to keep power on for everyone. Last August and September, for instance, Californians heeded multiple Flex Alerts and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for a concerted response to emergency condition and reduced electricity use by 1,000 to 3,000 megawatts. That is enough electricity to power up to 3 million homes, and the conservation likely prevented subsequent and more severe rotating outages last August and September.
