California -- STAGE 3 POWER EMERGENCY... AGAIN

Tue Jan 16 15:29:11 UTC 2001

from the California Independent System Operator website, at:

  http://www.caiso.com/awe/systemstatus.html

Current Active Notice(s)
          STAGE 3 EMERGENCY NOTICE [200100652]

  Effective 01/16/2001 at 07:20 the California Independent System Operator 
  has implemented Stage 3 of the Electrical Emergency Plan. The Plan has 
  been implemented for the following reason(s): 

  Insufficient reserves and energy.

  Stage 3 is expected to be in effect from HE 8 
  through HE 24.

  Participating transmission owners are to notify the Utility Distribution 
  Companies within their operational areas.

  Stage 3:  Operating reserves are expected to fall below 1-1/2%.  The UDC will 
            implement their electrical emergency plan and/or other load dropping 
            to effect 0 MW of involuntary firm demand reductions (i.e., in 
            addition to ALL Interruptible Service reductions) no later than 
             hours.

  This message is from Market Operations at the California ISO.

  Notice issued at: 01/16/2001 07:20
[fin]

Have you checked your generator today?

--mec

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