Southern California Gas on Wednesday issued a system-wide curtailment order for electric generators starting at 3 pm, using procedures that could allow it to dip into Aliso Canyon if the reliability of the gas and electric system is threatened. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The move comes as the region continues to suffer scorching temperatures. At press time the California Independent System Operator forecasted that demand on Wednesday would peak at 48,610 MW, shy of the historical peak of 50,270 MW. Ongoing restrictions at the Topock and Needles interconnects are limiting gas supply into southern California by more than 1 Bcf/d. In southern California, SP15 spot power prices were peeling back. SP15 on-peak day-ahead prices came in at $167.92/MWh for July 26, down from $301.17/MWh for July 25 and also down from recent high of $377.32/MWh for July 24. On […]