Dive Summary:
- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is asking its consumers to be ready to save energy this summer ahead of anticipated demand and in light of the recent shuttering of the San Onofre nuclear plant.
- SDG&E Chairman and CEO Jessie Knight noted in a release, "While SDG&E has lined up the electric resources necessary to supply our customers with enough power this summer, in the event of an extended heat wave, we expect that we will need to ask customers to reduce their energy use."
From the article:
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) said it has enough power to keep air conditioners humming this summer but urged customers to be prepared to conserve energy with the retirement of the San Onofre nuclear plant in California.
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SDG&E said it has already made plans to meet customers' energy needs for a second straight summer without San Onofre.