Electricity Industry Prepares for Long Summer

California's electricity industry is taking special measures to make sure it keeps the lights on this summer:

-- Industry has identified and contracted for additional electricity supplies

-- Transmission owners are set to complete critical transmission upgrades to relieve bottlenecks

-- ISO will hold its Summer Workshop training series for ISO and industry dispatchers so they are familiar with summer operating procedures

-- Save-A-Watt Voluntary Load Reduction Program in place, with industry associations ready to call on their members to curtail electricity usage when asked to do so.

-- Flex Your Power NOW! media bulletins will let consumers know when conserving electricity will help out the grid