We deserve as much advance warning as possible. Notice of impending blackouts is more than a question of convenience. Following the alert, the ISO will be required to post hourly updates for the public over the Internet. Warnings allow law enforcement to send personnel to busy intersections.
Warnings encourage people to avoid elevators.
Warnings help people who run day care to prepare at home. It did not, however, go as proposals but forward by some state legislators, who have suggested that the ISO work up a schedule of blackouts stretching weeks or even months in advance so Californians can plan their lives around the summer power cuts. All rights reserved.