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San Diego Business Journal, June 2, 2003 by Rene'e Beasley Jones
Just days after the California Energy Commission released its summer electricity forecast -- stating that supplies should be adequate to meet peak summer demand for the next two years -- California's power grid operator called a Stage 1 energy alert.
The alert, which is the lowest on the California Independent System Operator's three-stage emergency system, was called because supplies of electricity dipped to dangerously low levels during the state's first heat wave of the year.
A Stage 1 alert means electricity reserves fell to within 7 percent of demand.
The California Energy Commission forecast shows:
The state has added nearly 8,000 megawatts of new electricity since the 2000-01 energy crisis.
By July 31, six new power plants are set to go online. And a new wind farm in Solano County should deliver 150 megawatts of power to the grid.
Also, since the energy crunch, the state has added 30 megawatts of photovoltaic energy, or electricity generated through solar panels. Locally, the Del Mar Fairgrounds joined in that statistic. The race track dedicated its 1-megawatt system on May 28.
Readers may view the state's electricity forecast online at www.energy.ca.gov/electricity/2003_SUPPLY_DEMAND_PEAK.PDF.>
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