"Two inexorable energy trends are underway in California: soaring electricity prices and ever-worsening reliability�and both trends bode ill for the state�s low- and middle-income consumers.

Last week, the state�s grid operator, the California Independent System Operator, issued a �flex alert� that asked the state�s consumers to reduce their power use �to reduce stress on the grid and avoid power outages.�

The California Independent System Operator�s warning of impending electricity shortages heralds another blackout-riddled summer at the same time California�s electricity prices are skyrocketing."

So reads the beginning of a Daily Signal article written by a visiting fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity. Today we talk with the article's author. He also is the host of "The Power Hungry Podcast." He's written a book: "A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations." Participants: Robert Bryce, Dan Elmendorf