California's main power grid manager, the Independent System Operator, reported that turbines spinning within the ISO grid produced a record of 4, 196 megawatts Sunday.

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In northern California alone, the current power deficit averages 2, 000 to 3, 000 megawatts per hour, according to the California Independent System Operator, the agency set up to monitor the state's power grid.

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Investors in the so-called public-private partnership include Russian Railways, national power utility Unified Energy System and state-controlled pipeline operator Transneft.

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The Independent System Operator that coordinates the grid and schedules power will have to be able to accommodate thousands of megawatts of wind.

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Gordon Brown, operations manager of California Independent System Operator, the state agency that oversees the power grid, told CNN Thursday night that the declaration triggered contingency plans to stop pumping water for two hours, during the state's critical power usage hour between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

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