Cal-ISO issues short emergency alert over higher than anticipated power demand
California's Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) issued an emergency alert about the state's power grid that seemingly came out of the blue Thursday evening.
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California's Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) issued an emergency alert about the state's power grid that seemingly came out of the blue Thursday evening.
As California increases its reliance on renewable energy sources like solar and wind, there's a concern that there may not be enough energy during certain seasons and times of the day to keep the lights on.
A Fourth of July power outage has left thousands of SMUD customers in the dark in Rio Linda.
Many in the Tuolumne County community of Groveland are on their third day without power during a heatwave and the biggest holiday weekend of the year.
Much of the Downtown Davis core has been without power since Sunday evening due to problems with a transformer.
Power has been restored to the nearly 14,000 SMUD customers who were without power in the south Sacramento area Saturday evening during what has been, so far, the hottest day of the year.
California regulators say the state is unlikely to run short of electricity this summer, thanks to new power sources and a wet winter that filled reservoirs to restart hydroelectric power plants shuttered during the drought.
Nearly 3,000 customers had their power knocked out early Friday morning when a transformer blew.
Cleanup is underway in Woodland after Tuesday's storm snapped utility poles in half and downed trees across the area.
According to PG&E, about 4,100 customers are still without power in Yolo and Solano counties. 300 of those customers are in Woodland, after strong winds snapped some poles in that area.
Both died when falling trees hit vehicles they were in. Well over 100,000 customers were without power.
As of Friday afternoon, thousands of PG&E customers in Nevada County were still without power as crews worked to fix issues before the next major snowstorm rolls in over the weekend.
Power has been knocked out in a Woodland neighborhood after a crash took out a pole Thursday morning.
Residents in West Davis were impacted by a massive power outage Tuesday evening.
Many SMUD customers are still without power across Northern California.
Yolo County residents impacted by the recent power outages could receive a disaster relief grocery card.
Downed trees have left hundreds of people living in the foothills powerless as temperatures drop into near-freezing temperatures overnight.
It has been an all-hands-on-deck effort as crews with Sacramento Municipal Utility District continue to restore power for thousands of homes.
CBS13's Brady Halblieb is getting answers on how SMUD prioritizes it's response to power outages ahead of this week's storm.
While outages are down from the massive number seen over the weekend, downed power lines and other issues still remain.
Sacramento County crews are working to clear roads of fallen trees and restore power to thousands living in the dark following this weekend's severe storm.
Stanislaus County is already dealing with power outages and fallen trees, the county is preparing for more storm-related damages ahead of this week's storm.
Massive power outages are being reported around the region after extreme winds blew through Northern California overnight Saturday into Sunday.
Winds topping out at nearly 70 mph knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people across the region overnight.
Wild wind and heavy rain snapped trees and power poles in Sacramento on Wednesday. It was a race against time as SMUD worked to fix lines and restore power before Thursday's wet weather, but it might be too late to help neighbors still in the dark.
