California is sweating through another hot spell this week. CAISO's web page http://www.caiso.com/ is very slow today. CAISO has already called for a mandatory load reduction of 1700 megawatts today. Today's peak is predicted to reach 44537 Megawatts at 4pm. Tomorrow's load is predicted to be 44827 Megawatts. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20000918/tc/silicon_valley_sweats_as_heat_wa... ISO spokeswoman Stephanie McCorkle said today that the region is likely to experience the year's first stage-three energy emergency this week, causing power to shut off in "rotating blackouts." Typically, businesses and residential consumers get no warning before power is turned off in a stage-three emergency. "At the most," McCorkle said, "there could be up to a half-hour notice."