High gas and power prices dog California market

With reserve margins falling to 7%, the California Independent System Operator called a Stage 1 emergency early Tuesday and is expected to declare a Stage 2 later in the day. If that happens, customers with interruptible load will be called on to shut off their electricity for the second day in a row. A Stage 3 emergency could be in the offing, an ISO spokesman said.

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