A number of American utility companies and grid operators say they're not expecting any major outages despiteAs of Thursday, over 89 million Americans are currently under active National Weather Service extreme heat advisories, watches, and warnings, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .
Similarly, the California Independent System Operator , ordered the first rolling blackouts in 20 years during the summer of 2020 when a heat wave, which surged to triple-digit temperatures, continued to strain the state's electrical system. California ISO had directed the state’s three biggest utilities – Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric – to shed their power loads.
Power lines are seen during a heatwave with expected temperatures of 102 F in Dallas, Texas, U.S. June 12, 2022.
Than act like it and stop telling me to raise my thermostat