Last year on June 14 the lights went out in Santa Clara County. This outage was not part of a normal rolling blackout. It was caused by circumstances unique to the Bay Area.
Electricity flows like water into the Bay Area.
Santa Clara County's river of energy comes over Altamont Pass. On June 14, California had plenty of statewide power. Lights were on in San Diego, Los Angeles and even in neighboring San Francisco. Not enough power could flow through them to meet our demand. The result was a blackout.