Flex alert begins Friday, runs through Monday

With temperatures on the rise this weekend a flex alert is now in effect and will last all weekend long.

WILL LAST ALL WEEKEND LONG...RESIDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TOCONSERVE ENERGY TODAYTHROUGH MONDAY BETWEEN THE HOURSOF 3 AND 9 P.M.P-G & E HAS OFFERED TIPS ONSAVING ENERGY -- INCLUDINGAVOIDING USING LARGE APPLIANCESAND ADJUSTING YOURTHERMOSTAT TO 78 DEGREES ORHIGHER.OFFICIALS ALSO SUGGEST TURNINGIT OFF COMPLETELYWHEN YOU'RE NOT HOME."PG&E IS PUTTING ALL HANDS ONDECK IN THESE AREAS WHERE WE AREEXPECTINGTHESE TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES...STOCKING ON EQUIPMENT...CREWS...ALL OF THAT FOR THIS WEEKEND."WE HAVE MORE TIPS TO STAY COOLTHROUGHOUT THEWEEKEND ON OUR WEBSITE TURN-TO-23-DOT-COM.AND SEVERAL KERN COUNTY COOLINGCENTERS WILL BEOPEN STARTING TOMORROW...THOSE LOCATIONS INCLUDE THREECENTERS INBAKERSFIELD.THOSE SPOTS ARE LOCATED AT THEEAST BAKERSFIELDVETERANS BUILDING OFF OF RIDGEROAD... THE MISSION AT KERNCOUNTY AND THE RASMUSSEN SENIORCENTER ON EAST ROBERTSLANE.THE CENTERS ARE OPEN FROM 1UNTIL 8 P-M.FOR A FULL LIST OF OPEN CENTERSHEAD TO OUR WEBSITE TURN TO23 DOT COM.AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE LABORDAY WEEKEND -- BAKERSFIELD