Officials say no blackouts likely in California this summer

California should have enough power to avoid electricity shortages or rolling blackouts this summer, officials say, but they likely will ask residents to conserve when the temperature rises.

"We will count on consumers to do their part," Jim Detmers, vice president of the California Independent System Operator, said in a statement.

The ISO, which runs the state's transmission grid, reported Wednesday in its annual summer forecast that the state should have about 22 percent more power than it needs this summer. But the ISO also said there's a 3 percent chance the state could experience an energy crisis that would lead to blackouts this summer.

California has not had rolling blackouts since the spring of 2001, during the state's energy crisis.

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Information from: The Sacramento Bee