Californians told not to charge their electric cars at times on Labor Day weekend🤣
Mere days after approving a controversial plan to ...
Mere days after approving a controversial plan to ban the sale of piston-powered cars by 2035, California officials have asked residents not to charge their EVs to avoid overwhelming the power grid over Labor Day weekend. The news was announced via a so-called Flex Alert.
The California Independent System Operator (ISO), an independent power grid operator, asked Golden State residents to voluntarily conserve energy between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. during the three-day weekend. It explained that a looming heat wave is expected to strain the grid through September 6, 2022, and it expects that the peak load for electricity will exceed 48,000 megawatts on Labor Day.
U.S. stocks risk fifth straight daily decline with China lockdown latest worry
U.S. stocks tumbled to their lowest levels in at least a month Thursday as bond yields rose and...
U.S. stocks tumbled to their lowest levels in at least a month Thursday as bond yields rose and another pandemic lockdown in a major Chinese city added to concerns about economic growth.
How stocks are trading
S&P 500 SPX, -1.04% retreated 48 points, or 1.2%, to 3,907.
Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.43% declined 228 points, or 0.7%, to 31,281.
Nasdaq Composite COMP, -2.09% fell 238 points, or 2%, to 11,577.
On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 308 points, or 0.96%, to 31791, the S&P 500 declined 44 points, or 1.1%, to 3986, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 135 points, or 1.12%, to 11883. The S&P 500 has fallen for seven of the past nine trading days.