So, I'm reading the news and I see that the state of California is having some pretty major electricity shortage problems. They're talking about controlled, rolling blackouts to conserve power; companies being told they have to cut their power usage; people working in the dark...sounds like a rather messy situation.

I live in the midwest where power is plenteous. I've heard of stuff like this happening in second and third world countries, but never in America. Maybe I just haven't been paying attention. I have read stuff before on how the west coast isn't connected to the "national power grid" (whatever that entails) due to the Rockies.

There's lots of regulars here from California. Perhaps some of you could enlighten this poor, underinformed egg-no-ray-moose from back east.

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