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Summer has been no sweat for California’s increasingly green energy grid, but the hottest days may still lie ahead

California may also have a not-so-secret weapon when the heat is on: its people.

“The folks in California who are the rate payers are doing a damn good job, and should get a lot of credit for managing electricity,” said Stephanie Pincetl, director of UCLA’s Center for Sustainable Urban Systems.

August 21, 2023
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