1.   The catalyst for the six blackouts this year was not increased demand but lowered supply.

2.   California has had five days of blackouts this year.

3.   California has had six days of blackouts this year.

4.   California already has endured six days of rolling blackouts this year, each lasting about an hour and hitting different parts of the state.

5.   Californians have seen six days of rolling blackouts this year and have been warned to expect more as electricity demand peaks in the summer.

6.   Californians have seen six days of rolling blackouts this year and have been warned to expect more this summer.

7.   Cold temperatures and the repeated threat of rolling blackouts this year have prompted consumers to invest in fluorescent lightbulbs, insulation and weather stripping.

8.   It would be the sixth day of blackouts this year.