How California Beat the Heat

California has not been unique this summer in that we too have been suffering from extreme heat. However we have been unique in three ways:

1. Our extreme heat frequently comes in late summer to early fall, as it did recently.
2. Our recent extreme heat event broke many records.
3. In spite of “2” above, the electric utilities in California managed to mostly keep the grid operating.

This post describes how the California Grid avoided crashing during the record-breaking heat wave that started on September 5.