Correction: California-Coastal Gas Plants story

Aug 9, 2023, 4:08 PM | Updated: Aug 10, 2023, 12:44 pm

FILE - A man pushes a stroller near the AES power plant in Redondo Beach, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022. The California Energy Commission voted Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, to extend the life of three gas power plants along the state's southern coast through 2026, postponing a shutoff deadline previously set for the end of this year. The vote would keep the decades-old facilities — Ormond Beach Generating Station, AES Alamitos and AES Huntington Beach — open so they can run during emergencies. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS

(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published August 9, 2023, about three gas plants in Southern California, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a Flex Alert during a heat wave last September. The California Independent System Operator issued the alert.

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