California steps up to Stage 2 emergency

The California Independent System Operator stepped up to a Stage 2 emergency Tuesday morning as the grid operator continued to grapple with constraints on Path 15, the high-voltage transmission lines that feed electricity back and forth between northern and southern California. Meanwhile, negotiations are under way in Washington, DC, and Sacramento today among state and federal officials and California utilities on how resolve the continuing crisis.

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