The rolling blackouts CAISO ordered were the first in nearly 20 years. The agency also preemptively warned the governor that it expects that "energy demand will remain high as the current heat wave persists." California may face another shortage of power on Monday, Aug. 24, the agency warned, noting it will do "everything it can to avoid service interruptions." The last time the state ordered rolling outages was during an energy crisis in 2001. Blackouts, which occurred several times from January to May, included one that affected more than 1.5 million customers.

Source: Fox News August 21, 2020 16:19 UTC