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It keeps getting more ironic!

California's electric grid operator called for residents to make larger reductions in electricity usage this week, warning of worsening grid conditions amid a record heat wave.

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) warned Sunday that it is "stepping up its call for consumers to lower electricity use" as a result of historic heat that will put severe pressure on the grid, according to a notice. CAISO requested that residents set their thermostats to a minimum of 78 degrees, turn of all "unnecessary lights" and avoid using large appliances or charging their electric vehicles (EVs) between 4-9 p.m. throughout the duration of the alert.

"When it comes to good energy policy, California’s leaders are unplugged from reality," Daniel Turner, the founder and executive director of energy group Power The Future, said in a statement last week.

"Temperatures are soaring, and residents are being asked to power down their everyday appliances and air conditioners over a long holiday weekend," he continued. "Welcome to the green utopia that Joe Biden, Gavin Newsom and the rest of the eco-left want for the rest of the country. It would be comical if the consequences were not so harmful."

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/california-urges-residents-not-charge-evs-busy-travel-weekend

78 degrees indoors, don't run any appliances (like cooking dinner after work or washing clothes), don't charge up your EV if you need to go out to the store: this is Biden and Newsom's green utopia!