California seen cutting power to some businesses
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Some businesses in California will likely be forced to cut electricity use on Thursday because hot weather and high air-conditioning use could prompt the state's power grid manager to call a "Stage 2 power emergency."
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Enough Californians shut off enough appliances to keep the state's power grid manager from calling an expected power emergency on Thursday, which would have forced some businesses to cut back, state officials said.
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By Bruce Gerstman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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While high-tech companies have lined up behind the stateÂs recent pledge to curb carbon emissions, some in basic industries say it will force energy-intensive businesses out of state.
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California wildfires created an electricity "island" of San Diego County on Wednesday but a major blackout was averted when a key power transmission line to Arizona resumed operation in the afternoon, San Diego Gas & Electric Co. said.
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A Californian politician is aiming to bring in a law banning the sale of traditional light bulbs.
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By Julie Sevrens Lyons, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec.
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A fierce storm  swept through central and northern California on Friday,  cutting power to more than 1 million homes and businesses,  closing major roads and canceling flights at several airports.
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California again urged customers to conserve power on Friday even though electricity demand for air conditioning should decline as temperatures along the coast continue to ease and many businesses shut early for the weekend.
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Blog: Power failure in downtown San Francisco impacts popular data center, leaving several popular Web sites offline.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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SAN FRANCISCO Pacific Gas and Electric Company says about 20-thousand customers are without power in Northern and Central California Saturday night.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb.
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A utility worker was electrocuted Tuesday and another severely burned as crews tried to restore power to more than 150,000 homes and businesses that have been without air conditioning for nearly a week.
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The worst part of the housing market downturn may be over in California and how long it will weigh on the state's economy may be shorter than expected, according to a report released on Monday.
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By Shelli Derobertis, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.  Dec.
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In the third day of summer's first heat wave, California again urged power conservation as businesses reopened on Thursday after the U.S. Independence Day holiday.