California avoids outages after day of grid-straining heat


              A portable fan sprays mist on Ben Aguiyui as he scrapes turf off a lawn in 108 degree weather in Vacaville, Calif. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. The area could hit 118 degrees or higher as record heat continues to scorch the Bay Area and much of the state. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              A beachgoer sits in the shade under an umbrella in Redondo Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Western states are struggling through one of the hottest and longest September heat waves on record. Temperatures began soaring last week and the National Weather Service warned that dangerous heat could continue through Friday, despite some slight moderation. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
            
              Sarah Rogowski, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, monitors the weather conditions at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Rogowski is part of the mutual aide response and the National Weather Service is often called upon to be at the CalOES state operations center during weather emergencies. The CalOES coordinates the statewide emergency response to the current heat wave. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
            
              Members of the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) monitor the various weather conditions at the OES operations center in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The CalOES is coordinating the statewide emergency response to the current heat wave.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
            
              Dried sunflowers can be seen in a field near in Cottonwood Slough, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Western states are struggling through one of the hottest and longest September heat waves on record. Temperatures began soaring last week and the National Weather Service warned that dangerous heat could continue through Friday, despite some slight moderation.(Bronte Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Angel Martinez, who has been homeless on and off for several years,  pours ice water on her head in an attempt to stay cool in the scorching heat in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Angel Martinez, right, pours water on Jerry Fullington's head to cool him off from the heat in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The friends who used to be a couple have been homeless on and off for years but are hoping to get inside soon. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Angel Martinez, center, carries water around as she attempts to stay cool in the scorching heat in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Power transmission towers stand near homes in Redondo Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. With record demand on power supplies across the West, California snapped its record energy use around 5 p.m. with 52,061 megawatts, far above the previous high of 50,270 megawatts set July 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
            
              Dried sunflowers can be seen in a field near in Cottonwood Slough, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Western states are struggling through one of the hottest and longest September heat waves on record. Temperatures began soaring last week and the National Weather Service warned that dangerous heat could continue through Friday, despite some slight moderation. (Bronte Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Power transmission towers line a street in Redondo Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. With record demand on power supplies across the West, California snapped its record energy use around 5 p.m. with 52,061 megawatts, far above the previous high of 50,270 megawatts set July 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
California avoids outages after day of grid-straining heat