Biggest U.S. Gas Leak Threatens Summer Blackouts in California
- Agencies say using Aliso Canyon gas would limit shortages
- Los Angeles customers encouraged to conserve power, gas use
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The biggest natural gas leak in U.S. history, permanently sealed in February, is still haunting California.
Injections of gas into the Sempra Energy storage field where the leak occurred have been restricted since last year, with 15 billion cubic feet in supplies remaining at a time when the site is usually starting to stock up for the cooling season. The restrictions may lead to blackouts this summer for millions of Californians, state agencies said in a report Tuesday.