Southern California Edison (SCE) is urging its customers to save on energy for the remainder of the current heatwave. Customers of SCE are encouraged to lower their electricity usage, especially between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m., in order to prevent additional California Independent System Operator (CAISO) rotating outages, which typically last about an hour and are induced to prevent “widespread ...
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Newhall, Saugus In SoCal Edison Power Outage Rotation Sunday
Areas of Newhall and Saugus are in SoCal Edison’s scheduled rotating power outages Sunday. Following Friday and Saturday’s outages in Valencia and Saugus, SoCal Edison has declared a warning for areas in Newhall and Saugus for hour-long power outages Sunday. California Independent System Operator “(CAISO) rotating outages, Stage 3 CAISO Emergencies, become necessary when the state’s electricity reserves have fallen ...
Read More »Nearly 300 Residents Affected By Saugus Power Outage
Nearly 300 Southern California Edison customers in Saugus were left without power Saturday afternoon as a result of a reported “repair outage.” Around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, officials with Southern California Edison received multiple reports of a power outage in northern Saugus. The outage left an estimated 286 customers in the area without power, according to the SoCalEdison Outage Center. While ...
Read More »Flex Alert Issued In California On Friday Amid Heatwave
A Flex Alert has been issued for Santa Clarita and the rest of California as a heatwave approaches on Friday, officials said. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert for Friday, August 14. Residents are asked to voluntarily conserve electricity from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. #FlexAlert pic.twitter.com/fFREuu2zIF — Santa Clarita City (@santaclarita) August ...
Read More »Valencia Power Outage Impacts Nearly 300 Customers
A reported Valencia power outage has impacted nearly 300 customers with Southern California Edison (SCE) Saturday morning. At around 9 a.m. Saturday, officials with SCE received reports of a power outage in Valencia, centered in the neighborhoods off of McBean Parkway near Valencia Boulevard. As of 9:20 a.m., an estimated 298 customers have been impacted by the power outage, according ...
Read More »Over 20,700 Canyon Country Residents Temporarily In The Dark After SoCal Edison Substation Explosion
Southern California Edison is working to repair equipment after an explosion in Canyon Country left 20,703 residents temporarily without power on Thursday, according to officials. Reports were received around 8:55 a.m. of a widespread power outage in the Canyon Country area, with residents stretching from Fair Oaks neighborhood to Ruether Avenue reporting a lack of power. The cause was eventually ...
Read More »Stevenson Ranch Power Outage Leaves Over 2,400 Without Power
Officials with Southern California Edison are working to restore power to just over 2,400 residents Sunday afternoon in Stevenson Ranch, according to officials. Reports were received around 12:20 p.m. of a power outage in the Stevenson Ranch area near Hemingway Avenue, according to officials. The power outage was initially said to affect over 2,400 Southern California Edison customers, but was ...
Read More »Electrical Vault Explosion Leads To Canyon Country Power Outage
An electrical vault explosion Tuesday has resulted in a Canyon Country power outage, officials said. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/1111750045845682/ UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. — About 200 homes in Canyon Country are still without power, with an estimated restoration time of 7 a.m. on Wednesday, according to Southern California Edison. Around 10:55 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters received reports of a vault fire on Soledad Canyon ...
Read More »L.A. County Allocates Funds For Services During Emergency Power Shutoffs
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the allocation of state grant funds to various county departments to strengthen their ability to prepare for, respond to and mitigate negative outcomes of potential Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). In 2019, many California utilities providers began to officially implement PSPS. When PSPS are implemented, providers proactively ...
Read More »Sand Canyon Power Outage Leaves Nearly 400 Without Power
Officials with Southern California Edison are working to restore power to just under 400 residents Sunday evening near Sand Canyon, according to officials. Reports were received around 4:40 p.m. of a power outage in the Canyon Country area near Sand Canyon, according to officials. The power outage is said to affect 368 Southern California Edison customers, according to SCE officials. ...
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