The repeated occurrence of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in the last several months have taken a toll on segments of Santa Clarita’s small business community. Some of the local businesses that have felt the impact of the public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) by SoCal Edison (SCE) include Mellady Printing and Direct Mail and the dental practice of Dr. Neal ...

Local representatives from Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger to State Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, released statements this week asking for better access to microgrids for vulnerable communities in the wake of large-scale power shutoffs implemented by Southern California Edison (SCE). Ed. Note: This story was written by Tim Smith. Extreme winds experienced on Tuesday, Jan. 19 resulted in ...

Santa Ana Winds are expected to start diminishing in the Santa Clarita weather forecast Wednesday resulting in electricity returning to residents.  Winds are expected to peak Wednesday morning but are predicted to start diminishing by the afternoon, said Rich Thompson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “We are definitely having less wind today than yesterday,” Thompson said.  Through Wednesday ...

Officials with Southern California Edison (SCE) confirmed Tuesday that they had shut off power to areas in the Santa Clarita Valley due to high winds, with initial estimates indicating that they would not have power restored to some areas until Thursday. Sometime after midnight Tuesday, SCE Power Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) went into effect in areas of Canyon Country, Saugus, ...

A Red Flag warning has been issued for the Santa Clarita weather forecast due to “very low” humidity levels and gusty winds raising the risk for brush fires, prompting possible public safety power shutoffs (PSPS). Starting Thursday at 4 p.m., a Red Flag warning is set to go into effect lasting through Friday at 4 p.m. due to high gusty ...

Several areas of the Santa Clarita Valley have been placed under consideration for Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) Tuesday afternoon, including parts of Canyon Country and Castaic. On Tuesday afternoon, SCE officials announced that several areas in the Santa Clarita Valley are under consideration for a PSPS until Saturday due to “strong winds that could pose a threat to power ...

Several additional areas of the Santa Clarita Valley have been placed under consideration for Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) Thursday afternoon, including parts of Saugus and Castaic. UPDATE (12:45 p.m.): Officials with Southern California Edison (SCE), have implemented further outages as of Thursday afternoon, including areas in Canyon Country. Due to current weather conditions, Southern California Edison may need to shut off ...

Southern California Edison (SCE) has contributed over $2 million towards the Orange County Fire Authority’s helitanker helicopter during fire season, which is set to be available for use anywhere SCE provides electricity, officials said Tuesday. With 2020 brush fires burning throughout the state even before Santa Ana conditions have arrived, SCE has contributed $2.2 million towards the Orange County Fire ...

Officials with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) have issued a statewide Flex Alert Thursday in an effort to conserve power as the result of “an unusually warm beginning of October.” On Thursday, the CAISO issued a statewide Flex Alert, which is set to last from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., to “prepare for possible energy shortages due to an ...

Over 1,600 customers were left without power Thursday morning as a result of a Canyon Country power outage. Just before 9 a.m., officials with Southern California Edison (SCE) began to receive reports of a power outage in the area near Sierra Highway and Whispering Leaves Drive in Canyon Country. After investigating these reports, officials estimated that approximately 1,690 SCE customers ...