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Electric power lines
New California
Friday, 7/17, 01:50 PM

California tightens limits on cutting off power during extreme heat

  • California regulators have moved to make it harder for utilities to shut off a customer's electricity during dangerous heat, lowering the temperature at which disconnections are barred and requiring companies to check a heat-risk forecast first.
  • Advocates call it a lifesaving change; it lands in the middle of a punishing summer.

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