California is looking for help keeping its lights on this summer as it seeks to procure additional energy resources in preparation for coming heat waves. “We are concerned about the level of imports available,” California Independent System Operator (Cal ISO) vice president Mark Rothleder said during a recent press briefing. “During these high temperature conditions, we are experiencing high demand on the systems, and we are also at the same time as the evening goes along, we are losing some production from the solar production and there are other resources that we are watching and concerned about.” He added, “In the longer term we need to continue to work on a more durable approach and consider a longer-term approach that recognizes and allows for fair and open access to allocate the transmission grid.” California’s ongoing drought has left the state with a dwindling supply of hydropower, which requires water to produce. Limited supply has resulted …