Saturday July 29, 2006 
Saturday July 29, 2006
peakoil.com -> cnn.com :
The high-pressure system over California has brought 100-degree (43 degC) weather, the potential of more deaths and another strain on utilities. State and local authorities reported at least 56 possible heat-related deaths since the mercury first spiked upward.
There were blackouts throughout the state, as record demand and high temperatures caused transformers to explode. The state's power consumption peaked Tuesday afternoon at 49,762 megawatts, shy of the record 50,270 megawatts set Monday. The total number of California residents who have lost electricity at some point during the heat wave topped 1.5 million.
California wasn't the only state dealing with the strain of the heat. The St. Louis, Missouri, area was expected to have electricity restored Wednesday to all customers, thousands of whom have been without power for a week. In the Queens borough of New York City, a blackout that left about 100,000 people without electricity during some of the hottest days of the year ended early Wednesday.
See also :
1. Lights-out looming in California
2. Blackouts Across America
(2006-07-29 00:42:19 SGT)
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