California Power Outages

2min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

California hasn't seen outages like in Texas and Puerto Rico but does have power grid problems. Mainly for California it's in the summer where they're dealing with periods of extreme heat but not just heat but wildfire. The concern is that people use a lot more electricity when they're switching on their air conditioners running power to all these remote areas in the state you know through these power lines that can actually trigger fires.

Days after Ian, most Floridians now have their power back. Weeks after Fiona, more than 100,000 Puerto Rican households and businesses are still coping with blackouts and an outdated grid. The Washington Post’s Arelis Hernández explains.

This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices