The California Chamber of Commerce is urging its members and all Californians to conserve energy—both commercially and personally—to help avoid power shutdowns during this time of unprecedented high temperatures and threats to power supply from the Oregon Bootleg Fire in Southern-Central Oregon. The Oregon wildfire is currently threatening a regional transmission system and impacting California’s power supply.
The CalChamber welcomed news that Governor Gavin Newsom quickly responded to the potential emergency by issuing a proclamation today that will free up additional energy capacity amid the heat wave and threats created by the Oregon wildfire.
Especially in the midst of a heat wave like the one we are experiencing now, all Californians must pull together to reduce power use so we can relieve strain on the power grid which is struggling to maintain reliability during the extreme temperatures. Issues created by the Oregon Bootleg fire are making our challenges even greater right now.
The proclamation is available at: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Extreme-Heat-Proc-7-8-21.pdf
The California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber) is the largest broad-based business advocate to government in California. Membership represents one-quarter of the private sector jobs in California and includes firms of all sizes and companies from every industry within the state. Leveraging our front-line knowledge of laws and regulations, we provide products and services to help businesses comply with both federal and state law. CalChamber, a not-for-profit organization with roots dating to 1890, promotes international trade and investment in order to stimulate California’s economy and create jobs. Please visit our website at www.calchamber.com.
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