SWIMMING, TEMPING, BOATING AND
BARBECUING HER BAND.
WE DID SEE A FEW PEOPLE
SPEAKING IN SOME GRILL TIME
TODAY.
PARK PICNIC AREAS ARE ALSO
CLOSED.
OUR REPORTER WILSON WALKER
JOINS US LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN
PLEASANTON.
IS ANYONE UP FOR AT LEAST
EATING OUTSIDE TONIGHT?
Reporter: THEY ARE JUST
STARTING TO FILTERING AS THE
SHADE MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE
STREET AND ALL THE TABLES
BEHIND ME ARE NOT SCORCHING
HOT.
AS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE
FLEX ALERT HAS RAISED THE
SPECTER OF MORE ROLLING
BLACKOUTS.
PG&E NOW RAISING THE SPECTER OF
MORE POWER SHUT OFF FOR NEXT
WEEK.
I WILL SAVE YOU THE TIME, IF
YOU ARE GOING OUT TO TRY TO GET
A GENERATOR, DON'T BOTHER. WE
CAN ORDER THEM, WE ORDER
GENERATORS THAT THEY DO HAVE IN
STOCK.
AGAIN, THERE ARE SO MANY BEING
PURCHASE THAT THE MANUFACTURER
CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND.
THE DEMAND IS OVERWHELMING.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
KEITH GILBERT WAS HUSTLING
TRYING TO MEET THE SURGE OF
DEMAND HE SAYS THE HEAT, COVID,
FIRES AND POWER SHUT OFFS HAVE
MADE THIS VISIT IS MORE OF A
SURVIVAL OUTFITTER.
IT'S BEEN EVER SINCE THE
REAL BIG FIRES.
WE'VE HAD HUGE FIRES FOR THE
LAST FOUR YEARS NOW, RIGHT.
HOW DO YOU PROTECT YOURSELF.
THERE ARE A LOT OF YETIS OR
HEAVY-DUTY RULERS BEING SOLD
BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY THING,
IT JUST HIT FAST.
THIS YEAR, IT IS EVERYTHING.
THIS WEEKEND WITH LIMITED
OPTIONS TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE
AND THE RECURRING THREAT OF NO
POWER.
IF YOU CAN'T COOK, AT LEAST
YOU CAN COOK OUTSIDE.
OR YOU HAVE YOUR STAYCATION OR
YOU HAVE FAMILY COMING OVER,
YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A
GENERATOR, IT'S NOT JUST
GENERATORS AND IT'S NOT JUST IN
OUR AREA, IT'S ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
MANUFACTURERS ARE OUT OF
PRODUCT.
WE'VE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON
POWER GENERATION AT THE STATE
LEVEL AND YOU'VE BEEN KEEPING
AN EYE ON IT.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE GOT AN
UPDATE. WELL THEY ARE
SHOOTING OUT UPDATES ON THEIR
APP AND THEY JUST UPDATED THEIR
ALERT TO A STAGE II EMERGENCY.
I DO KNOW IT IS STAGE III WHEN
THEY START THE ROLLING
BLACKOUTS.
WE START TO COME BACK ON DEMAND
A LITTLE, BUT THE AVAILABLE
CAPACITY HAS ALSO COME DOWN.
WE ARE BUYING A LOT OF ENERGY
RIGHT NOW.
SO WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN, THE
SELLER STOPS KICKING OUT
ENERGY.
WE HAVE TO BUY A LOT OF ENERGY
FROM THE REST OF THE WEST
COAST.
THAT HAPPENS LITERALLY HOUR BY
HOUR, SORT OF TREATING WHAT
THEY HAVE TO GIVE THEM WHAT THE
PRICE IS, IT'S SORT OF THIS
KIND OF WILD WEST INC.
FOR ENERGY.
THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY DYNAMIC
MOMENT TO MOMENT AS THEY TRY TO
MEET THE ENERGY DEMANDS.
SO STAY TUNED, TOMORROW IS
PROBABLY THE DAY WERE THEY
REALLY NEED MORE JUICE.
APPARENTLY STAGE III
EMERGENCY IS CUSTOMERS
