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Brief Blackouts Strike Southern California
Sweltering heat and the loss of a key transmission line Thursday forced power officials in Southern California to impose rolling blackouts, leaving as many as half a million people without power for about half an hour, officials said.The California Independent System Operator, which operates the state's electric grid, declared a transmission emergency at 3:57 p.m., said ISO spokeswoman Stephanie McCorkle. About 30 minutes later, power was being restored to people subjected to the blackouts, she said. The utility scattered the outages to the points east and south of Los Angeles. If the problem had persisted, the blackouts would have been shifted to other areas. The situation was exacerbated by the sudden loss of the transmission line originating in southern Oregon, officials said. Northern California was not affected by the shutdowns. Pity. "The people there are of the breed that don't need electricity." -- "California," Al Jardine and Mike Love Posted by: Jackal 2005-08-26 |
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