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/