California residents urged saving energy to help the Midwest, Texas and the Southeast

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Californians are being asked to reduce their energy consumption as winter storms hit the south and midwest, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Winter storms have left many of these regions without electricity as they face lower temperatures than frosts. As of Thursday, at least 36 deaths have been attributed to unprecedented winter storms, six of which were due to exposure.

Texas has been especially affected, in part because the power grid is not equipped to withstand the low temperatures. By the end of Tuesday, more than 3.1 million jeans still had no power, according to the Chronicle.

The California Independent Systems Operator (ISO ISO California) is now urging Golden State residents to use energy sparingly over the next few days to help ease the load on power grids elsewhere.

Western interconnection is one of the two main power grids serving most of the United States, but there is only a small region of West Texas connected, as the state relies primarily on its own independent grid. . El Paso, Texas, in the service of the Western Interconnection, has been largely immune to power outages affecting the rest of the state, according to the El Paso Times.

Still, California is asking residents to help preserve overall energy stability.

California’s ISO has also tweeted about several things state residents can do to aid in energy conservation efforts, including disconnecting small appliances.

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