. >> john: claudia cowan forrest clement team fox coverage continues now. william la jeunesse is live in santa monicaout there, but mostly the problem being dry i would think. >> the heat is also a challenge for utilities which had to impose rolling blackouts on thousands of californians this week and one reason why is the states a very aggressive adoption of green energy mandates dropping coal, nuclear, and natural gas in favor of renewables and now doesn't have capacity to meet demand. >> we failed to predict and plan the shortages and that is simply unacceptable. >> california shut down dozens of gas plants in the name of climate change but the problem is without a backup, a third of the grid goes dark and didn't buy enough battery capacity to store clean energy leaving them vulnerable during peak periods. >> we need to move faster and smarter to figuring out the challenges of how we move to more renewable energy, in a way that is sustainable and guarantees reliability. >> bottom line is, consumers want clean energy but also reliable and of affordable and right now it's not happening. >> john: tha