Last night, California issued a Level 3 energy emergency alert, saying energy blackouts are “imminent” or “in progress” per Fox LA reporting.
At 5:49 pm local time, Fox reporter Bill Melugin tweeted that California grid operations issued an emergency alert on mobile devices to alert citizens over the matter.
BREAKING: California's grid operator has just issued a level 3 energy emergency alert, the highest category. @California_ISO says this means they are unable to meet energy demand, and rolling blackouts are either "imminent" or "in progress". @FoxNews
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 7, 2022
Rogue Review has obtained a screenshot of the alert, pictured below.

The alert urges CA residents to “turn off or reduce nonessential power” and that “power interruptions may occur unless you take action.”
Later, rolling blackouts began in both Palo Alto and Almeda.
California’s Energy Emergency Alerts have four stages: EEA watch, EEA 1, EEA 2, and EEA 3. With each step comes an increase in severity. As of Tuesday night, California was at EEA3.

Tesla owners report receiving messages to avoid charging from 4 pm to 9 pm.
This bullshit was on the screen of my Tesla yesterday when I got in the car pic.twitter.com/ioZ3W2p4ig
— Mike Bolen | RE Investor (@mikebolen) September 7, 2022
RNC research took a jab at the ruling party:
Biden Energy Secretary: “California is in the lead” on energy and “can show the rest of the nation how it is done.”
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 6, 2022
CBS LA: Blackouts are expected throughout California this week. Set your thermostat to 78 degrees. pic.twitter.com/6i4wsENxfT
For many, it’s hard to believe that a state in the developed United States of America would see third-world levels of grid failure. But progressive policies on energy have led California to a state of emergency. The state has shut down nuclear and natural gas power plants since 2018. This infrastructure was key to keeping CA afloat, but ideological positions on energy have overridden more conservative sensibilities.