Dive Summary:
- The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) released a new smart phone application designed to help consumers stay informed about the state's power grid.
- The app is also capable of giving users alerts that signal customers if they should take measures to reduce voluntary conservation measures to help stabilize the grid.
- These measures will be helpful during peak summer months and any time when electricity demand can soar such as during a heat wave.
From the article:
When downloading from app stores, users will be asked whether they want to receive grid notifications, including Flex Alerts that signal when customers should to do their part to reduce the strain on the power grid through voluntary conservation. Flex Alerts play a critical role during the peak summer months when demand for electricity can soar during heat waves. In particular, Flex Alerts are a key tool for helping mitigate the projected power gap caused by the ongoing shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in Southern California.
The app also displays the ISO public meeting schedule and makes it easy to set meetings in personal mobile phone calendars and receive automatic updates. ISO Today enables the nonprofit grid operator’s most popular web features at www.caiso.com to be available at the touch of a screen and is free via iPhone and Android app stores. ...