The state of California has extended a Flex Alert to Saturday evening including in Santa Clarita, due to threatened transmission lines from a growing wildfire in southern Oregon. Transmission lines used to import energy to California are being threatened by the wildfire in Oregon, as well as the extreme heat putting stress on electrical grids throughout the state.  The California ...

California’s energy grid operator, CAISO, issued a statewide Flex Alert to urge residents to voluntarily conserve energy Tuesday, between the hours of  2-9 p.m. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. California ISO manages the flow of electricity on high voltage power lines, which is then distributed to utility companies, much like the ...