The Devers substation north of Palm Springs distributes power through the Coachella Valley. The Desert Sun California is counting on a massive plan to step up conservation to stave off rolling blackouts during the heat of summer. Businesses ponder whether to save power or protect inventories.
Cities take on governor's challenge to conserve.
Homes built today must be efficient in order to sell. Other western states join conservation crusade. Gov. Gray Davis plan for surviving the summer calls on the state s 34 million residents to get dramatically better at using less juice at work and at home, both by cutting back on actual use of power and by making sure all electrical devices are energy efficient. We re going to need every ounce of energy that we can get for the summer, Davis spokesman Roger Salazar said. We ve got to roll up our sleeves and get to work.