Newsom asks ships not to use shore power while docked in order to reduce demand on electric grid

(Natural News) California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked ocean vessels to avoid plugging into shore power for several days, in a bid to bring down power demand that is currently straining the Golden State’s electric grid. Newsom extended his earlier emergency proclamation that sought to preserve power capacity that disallowed vessel operators from plugging into on-dock electric…