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Puerto Rico residents will see another increase in their electricity bill, even though they already pay twice as much as mainland U.S. customers for unreliable service.

Attention SoCal Edison customers, a big change is coming your way when it comes to your electricity rates. Tony Shin reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2021.

The dismal state of power in Hurricane Ida’s wake is a distressingly familiar scenario for Entergy Corp. Louisiana’s largest electrical utility has grappled with other widespread outages after numerous previous hurricanes.

Monday marks the third time since Friday that Californians have been asked to conserve electricity. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Monday July 12, 2021.

Away from the coast, expect temperature highs in the 90s, and triple digits in some areas, as the heat continues. David Biggar has the forecast for Monday July 12, 2021.

With temperatures soaring in the Southland and beyond, a Flex Alert calling on residents to voluntary cut their power use will be in effect tomorrow evening in hopes of reducing strain on the state’s power grid. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

A heatwave gripped Southern California. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

A statewide Flex Alert is one of the steps the operator of the state’s power grid can take to avoid unplanned power outages in extreme heat.

You may be spending up to 10% of your electric bill every month on appliances you aren’t even using. Here’s how to spot these energy vampires and how to save big bucks on your next power bill.

Energy regulators on Wednesday blamed blackouts last summer that affected hundreds of thousands of Californians on poor planning, electrical market problems and an extreme heat wave that blanketed the West.

When the California ISO calls for a Flex Alert it means all Californians can jump in to help prevent power interruptions. Here’s what you can do.

The California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) has moved up the start time to Wednesday’s Flex Alert, a call to residents to conserve energy to avoid rotating outages as a heat wave sweeps across much of the state.

This is the time to turn up the thermostat a few degrees and not run power-hungry appliances. Patrick Healy reported on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.

The operator of California’s electric grid says it won’t implement rolling blackouts that could have left millions of residents in the dark

One block of homes lacked power for 24 hours in the relentless heat because power grids couldn’t keep up. Kim Tobin reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Sunday Aug. 16, 2020.

Residents in the San Fernando Valley have been dealing with hot temperatures and even power outages and surges. Kim Tobin reports for NBC LA at 8 p.m. Sunday Aug. 16, 2020.

A statewide Flex Alert is one of the steps the operator of California’s power grid can take to avoid unplanned power outages in extreme heat.

A Flex Alert has been issued by the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) for Tuesday until 10 p.m. due to high temperatures and energy demand.

At least 33 people are dead and dozen dozen more are wounded after a string of tornadoes tore a path from the Deep South to the East Coast on Easter Sunday. The devastation stretches across multiple states, where homes and business were left in ruins. Mississippi was especially hard hit, with damage reported across nearly the entire state.

After a deadly storm system raged across much of the country Sunday and Monday, killing at least 33 people and battering homes and power lines, more than 500,000 people across the South and East coasts are still without electricity, NBC News reports.