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That\'s the call of the local utilities.\xa0\xa0The blackouts\xa0will be spread out until the power demand begin to tail off in the evening hours after 8 p.m.\xa0to 10 p.m. and then it becomes an issue of safely re-energizing lines and restoring power to those people who had a blackout.</div><div align="left">\xa0</div><div align="left">Meanwhile, LADWP <a href="https://www.ladwpnews.com/a-second-statewide-flex-alert-issued-after-a-weekend-of-extreme-heat/" rel="nofollow">said</a> on its website and social media Monday afternoon that "While the\xa0Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has adequate supply to meet its customer\xa0demand and emergency reserves at this time, we join CASIO in urging customers to conserve energy to help the state grid and\xa0reduce the strain on neighborhood distribution systems."</div><div align="left">In order to help lessen the strain on neighborhood\xa0electrical infrastructure and help out the state grid, LADWP recommends the following tips to save energy:<p></p></div><p>Adjust air conditioning thermostats to 78 degrees to reduce energy usage during the hottest hours of the day when air conditioning systems have to work the hardest to cool. 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Set thermostats to 78, use appliances after 10pm and turn off lights. 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