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by dv_dt 1427 days ago
Small nitpick, they weren’t from lack of capacity it was reported as a planning problem.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-10-06/califor...

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From the linked article,

A program known as convergence bidding, in particular, is meant to help keep electricity prices steady but instead “masked tight supply conditions” during the August heat wave, the analysis concluded.

and

Energy providers collectively under-scheduled the amount of electricity they expected to need.

This was definitely a lack of capacity.