● Just before 5:30 p.m. local time, California’s grid operator ordered its highest level of emergency, warning that blackouts were imminent. ● Then, at 5:48 p.m., the state’s Office of Emergency Services sent out a text alert to people in targeted counties, asking them to conserve power if they could. ● Within five minutes the grid emergency was all but over. ● Tap the link in our bio for more. (📸: Patrick T. FallonAFP via Getty Images)