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Sun-setting-transmission-towers-(Shutterstock)-Alt-FI.jpg — Record-breaking heat waves have already hit the West this summer.
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CAISO Issues Urgent Call for More Summer Capacity

Heat, Drought and Resource Delays Could Result in Shortfalls

Jul 1, 2021

WECC / CAISO/WEIM / Reliability / California / Energy Storage / Resource Adequacy

In a rare move, CAISO will use its capacity procurement mechanism to obtain more resources after other measures fell short, threatening summer blackouts.

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