Power Price Soar as Heightened California Heat Wave May Worsen Drought

As households and businesses fire up their air conditioners to escape what is expected to be a scorching heatwave, the California power system operator advised the public to prepare to save electricity the following week if necessary.

Experts warn that the next heat wave would worsen the shortage of precipitation.

"High temperatures cause higher evaporation, which means we'll have less water to utilize later. Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, said, "Obviously, we're not going to receive much rain anytime soon." "I'm not sure how much it makes it worse. It's already a disaster."

There have been severe periods of heat and drought in the past, notably a lengthy drought from 1945 to 1978. Still, the critical difference between then and today is the size of the state: Since the 1950s, California's population has doubled, putting additional demand on the state's power system, agricultural production, and limited water supplies.

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