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October heat and wildfires strain Southern California power grid
Original: Yikes! Maybe shut down those # Datacenters , eh? October heat, # wildfires strain # SouthernCalifornia grid as thousands
Extreme October heat and the Bouquet Fire are straining Southern California's power grid, leaving thousands of residents without electricity. Utilities are urging customers to conserve energy as the wildfire threatens structures and transmission lines, and the heat wave shows no sign of easing. Some commentators argue that energy-hungry data centers should be curtailed to ease demand on the stressed grid.
Why now: An unusual October heat wave combined with wildfire damage is causing power outages and raising concerns about grid reliability.
Southern CaliforniaBouquet FireAccuWeatherEmilee Speck
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- Yikes! Maybe shut down those # Datacenters , eh? October heat, # wildfires strain # SouthernCalifornia grid as thousands lose power Utilities urge conservation as extreme heat persists and the # BouquetFire threatens structures and power lines. By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather… · DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social · 5
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