Officials with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) are set to host a public hearing Tuesday morning on the implementation of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) by  Southern California Edison (SCE). On Tuesday, Jan. 26, CPUC officials are expected to host a public hearing on the practice of implementing PSPS, with several officials ranging from the local to federal level ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) may leave some of the Santa Clarita Valley without power during Thanksgiving again during high winds and increased fire risk. Southern California Edison, (SCE) has announced increased fire risk may lead to PSPS events between 12 p.m. Wednesday and 12 p.m. Friday in parts of Santa Clarita, potentially leaving some without power on Thanksgiving for ...

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 ...

Over 2,000 residents were left without power Saturday night as a result of a Canyon Country power outage. At around 10:45 p.m., officials with Southern California Edison (SCE) began to receive reports of a power outage in the area near Pinetree Community School in Canyon Country. After investigating these reports, officials estimated that approximately 2,237 SCE customers had been impacted ...

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 ...