A historic heat wave continued to torch the Bay Area and state with temperatures surging back to triple-digits in some inland areas.
The California Independent System Operator, which manages electricity over the state's high-voltage transmission lines, has called for a series of Flex Alerts in the past week to encourage people to reduce their energy use.
Thursday's alert went effect from 3 to 10 p.m., and it expired as Californians avoided rolling blackouts once again.
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CAISO has also issued an Energy Emergency Alert 2 from 4 to 9 p.m. The second of three emergency alert stages means taking emergency energy-saving measures. Stage 3 would be rolling blackouts.
The grid operator encourages people to take steps like setting their home or business thermostats to 78 degrees or higher during Flex Alerts, as well as to avoid the use of major appliances and to turn off any unnecessary lights.
PG&E this week also warned hundreds of thousands of customers across the state to prepare for possible outages when the grid could not reach its minimum reserves.
On Tuesday, the state saw an all-time record high peak demand on the power grid, reaching 52,061 megawatts, but narrowly avoided having to institute widespread rotating power outages because of conservation efforts by residents.
The heat wave is expected to linger Friday, but temperatures in the Bay Area are expected to drop into the upper 90s to 105 degrees inland. The region is expected to cool down by the weekend to more normal seasonal temperatures, according to the weather service.
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Bay City News contributed to this story.
