Baja California Sur has recorded 77 power outages since summer began, according to monitoring by the state’s energy research center CERCA. CERCA identified high humidity as a compounding factor during the period with the highest number of outages. The summer outage count adds new detail to a problem officials warned about earlier this year. CFE, the federal power utility, has acknowledged that demand spikes and aging equipment combine to make the summer months particularly vulnerable. For businesses dependent on steady power, each outage is a direct hit to the bottom line.