Summer Heat Expected To Strain Power Grid, Force Outages

Energy officials warn that high temperatures and a drought that's impacting much of the western U.S. could force widespread power outages this summer.

Summer-like heat is going to set new high temperature records this weekend along the East Coast and there's concern from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation that some parts country could experience blackouts this summer because of the heat.

It seems pretty likely there will be power shortages in a few parts of the country this summer. With the way the national power grid is arranged, it won't be a nationwide issue, but some big cities and entire states are at high risk.

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