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Tuesday,
5/8/01: The Independent
System Operator,
which regulates power distribution in the state, has issued a Stage Two alert for
California today (Tuesday, May 8). There is a possibility that a Stage Three alert
will be issued this afternoon and rolling blackouts will resume. Rolling blackouts
affected portions of the state yesterday. PG&E has indicated that blackouts,
if they occur today, will begin with customers in Block 14. If necessary, Blocks
1 and 2 will follow. If UCSC, most of which is in Block 4, is subject to a blackout
today or at some time in the future, the campus will remain open during the outage.
Should an outage occur, staff should check with their supervisors if they have questions
about their work environment or assignment. In addition, faculty and students should
plan to attend classes and maintain office hours. Faculty would decide whether to
reschedule or cancel a class depending on the needs of the course and the conditions
in the classroom. The Independent System Operator is urging conservation throughout
the power crisis.
This message and future updates are also accessible via the campus's communications
hotline, 459-INFO. In addition, PG&E's web site, www.pge.com, provides up-to-the-minute
information on the state of blackouts.
The following links are provided to give you additional information about California's energy crisis and steps you can take to conserve electricity at work and at home:
Campus Communications
Letter to campus community, from Vice Chancellor Tom Vani
Energy crisis background, provided by VC Vani
Related Links
California Independent System Operator (California ISO), the state's electricity traffic control center
ISO Status Report, provides up-to-the-minute information on California electricity
PG&E (pop-up window gives status of rolling blackouts)
California Energy Crisis, a PG&E web site
Energy Tips for Business, a PG&E web site
Energy Tips for the Home, a PG&E web site
Q&A: What's Watt, an L.A. Times primer on California's electricity marketplace
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