Why rolling blackouts are back | Rob Nikolewski, Gary Robbins

<p>The bad old days — and nights — of rotating power outages in California are back for the first time in nearly 20 years. And they could be back in a big way for the next few days.</p><p>But unlike 2001 when market manipulation from rogue entities like <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/enron-caused-california-blackouts-traders-say" target="_blank">Enron were at the root of rolling blackouts</a>, grid operators blame these outages on a combination of reasons that include finding sources to back up energy sources that compose the current grid in the state and a heatwave that not only affected all of California but its neighboring states as well.</p><p>“We are scouring every corner of our world to find additional load reductions and generation,” said Steve Berberich, the CEO of the <a href="http://www.caiso.com/" target="_blank">California Independent System Operator</a>, known as CAISO for short. The scale of the outages statewide could be in the millions, Berberich acknowledged.</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/story/2020-08-17/california-experiences-first-rotating-power-outages-in-19-years-what-happened" target="_blank">https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/story/2020-08-17/california-experiences-first-rotating-power-outages-in-19-years-what-happened</a></p><p><br /></p><p>****</p><p><br /></p><p>The San Diego Festival of Books is right around the corner. Check out the details here: <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdfestivalofbooks" target="_blank">https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdfestivalofbooks</a></p>