{"id":84417,"date":"2024-02-05T12:45:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T12:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theelectricityhub.com\/?p=84417"},"modified":"2024-02-05T12:45:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T12:45:20","slug":"pineapple-express-storm-plunges-california-into-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theelectricityhub.com\/pineapple-express-storm-plunges-california-into-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Pineapple Express Storm Plunges California Into Darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Over 600,000 homes in California were without power after the second Pineapple Express storm. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">PG&E tops outages with around 500,000 affected; 565,000 restored, but 570,000 still powerless.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">After a second Pineapple Express storm, over 600,000 homes and businesses in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/atmospheric-river-storm-leaves-over-600000-still-without-power-california-2024-02-05\/\">California<\/a> are without <a href=\"https:\/\/theelectricityhub.com\/?s=power\">power<\/a>. Pacific Gas and Electric Co (PG&E) leads in outages, affecting around 500,000 customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">PG&E restored power to 565,000 customers in the last 24 hours, but approximately 570,000 remain in the dark. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in eight counties home to over 20 million people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Flash flood warnings cover parts of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. The United States National Weather Service’s Los Angeles office noted Sunday as LA’s third wettest day in February since 1877. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">High risks of life-threatening and damaging flooding persist through Tuesday afternoon. California’s SP-15 hub sees a spike in base power prices, reaching $63.35 per megawatt-hour on Monday’s 18th hour. The storms coincide with the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, posing an unexpected challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a second Pineapple Express storm, over 600,000 homes and businesses in California are without power. Pacific Gas and Electric Co (PG&E) leads in outages, affecting around 500,000 customers. 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