CA Power

Wed Jul 10 23:34:13 UTC 2002

On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Aditya wrote:
> Cal-ISO issues a "Stage 2" emergency.
> Next targeted blackout block(s): 1.

The official word from NERC (North American Eletric Reliability Council):

"Generating resources are expected to be adequate to meet projected demand
for electricity in North America this summer. However, southwestern
Connecticut and southern Nevada are areas of concern. Transmission
limitations into southwestern Connecticut and tight capacity margins in
southern Nevada make these areas particularly susceptible to reliability
problems associated with delays in the installation of new resources,
lower than expected generating unit availability, or extreme weather."

http://www.nerc.com/

In other news, the Tosco/Phillips 66 refinery in Contra Costa County
California had another accident today.

http://www.edis.ca.gov/