13 Sep
2000
13 Sep
'00
8:44 p.m.
The California Independent System Operator for the electrical grid has declared a stage 2 emergency through at least 6pm PDT. Tomorrow is also expected to have problems. Two fires burning near major transmission lines in the Castaic area and the high Sierras east of Fresno have cut access to power supplies that the California ISO is depending on to help maintain reliability on this unusually hot September day.