Update: Power back for Clovis customers, but energy leaders warn of rotating outages

Power was restored to 4,200 Clovis customers Tuesday evening after they earlier lost air conditioning during a 114-degree day, part of the region’s record heat wave.

But the state’s energy officials warned Californian’s that “rotating outages” were possible in the days ahead, a necessary move to protect the power grid.

The Clovis outage started at 3:22 p.m. PG&E spokesman Denny Boyles said the energy company was forced to “proactively shut these customers off to prevent equipment failure that would have resulted in larger outages with longer durations.”

Boyles noted that record-high temperatures have created an enormous demand for energy to power air conditioners, among other challenges.

“We’ve seen some of the most challenging days ever for our state’s energy grid,” he added.

The City of Clovis called off its scheduled city council meeting due to the outage.

PG&E also provided information on its website where customers can look up addresses in anticipation of possible power outages related to protection of the power grid.

This story was originally published September 6, 2022 at 4:43 PM.