LA Times: Edison to bury more than 150 miles of power lines in wake of devastating L.A. County firestorms https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-11/edison-to-bury-power-lines-in-wake-of-firestorms #wildfires #disaster #powergrid #sce

LA Times: Edison to bury more than 150 miles of power lines in wake of devastating L.A. County firestorms https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-11/edison-to-bury-power-lines-in-wake-of-firestorms #wildfires #disaster #powergrid #sce
#Marathon as ZERO chance being a paid product.
My expectation? They're going to sell it a $30, it's going to get not-much people at launch, and then it's going to die forever once Grand Theft Auto VI launches.
LA Times: Power lines suspected of starting Eaton fire were overdue for ‘ignition risk’ repairs
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/sce-decomissioned-power-line-eaton-fire-risk
NBC Los Angeles: California fire safety officials warned Edison about wind monitoring before Eaton Fire https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-wildfires/edison-wind-monitoring-eaton-fire/3648174/ #EatonFire #SCE #wildfires
Our local paper talks about how much of a hit the shutdowns have been to local businesses. (I mean, better than your town being razed by fire... but seriously). https://www.toacorn.com/articles/businesses-big-and-small-take-huge-psps-hit/ #SCE #PSPS
<insert Mac startup chords>
(Power restored to my neighborhood after PSPS shutdown).
Current snapshot of power outages in Ventura/Western LA County per SCE 1/23/25 1336 #PSPS #SCE #PowerOutages #FireWx
Power Safety Shutoffs Being Considered
Of SCE’s 5 million customers:
292,059
Kern County
5,340 customers
Los Angeles County
39,026 customers
Orange County
11,897 customers
Riverside County
132,256 customers
San Bernardino County
46,604 customers
Ventura County
56,936 customers
#PSPS #SCE #PowerOutages
1/23/25 1306
SCE 1/23/24 1305
Current Public Safety Power Shutoffs
Of SCE’s 5 million customers:
101,801
Kern County
8 customers
Los Angeles County
19,492 customers
Orange County
1,461 customers
Riverside County
33,883 customers
San Bernardino County
25,965 customers
Ventura County
20,992 customers
Many amateur radio operators reporting power outages across Thousand Oaks/Newbury Park 1/21/25 0903. #PSPS #FireWx #PowerOutages #SCE
Current PSPS status from SCE 1/20/25 1531 13,429 customers off, 253,621 customers warned
https://www.sce.com/outage-center/outage-information/psps
#PSPS #FireWx #wildfires #CAwx #SCE
Love letter from SCE (Southern California Edison)
Unsurprised by this, this is why there is a LiFePo4 battery charging in front of my house right now, LOL.
(Power outages, fortunately, can be managed, better than fires... which are not so easy in wind, as we have all seen).
More high winds and possible Southern California Edison (SCE) outages are coming. The US National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard has posted a fire weather watch through Thursday at 10 pm. Also, a red flag warning is in effect through Tuesday at 10 pm.
SCE has advised that around 28,000 Thousand Oaks customers could see power outages due to PSPS events. SCE says the outage window is between 6 am Monday and 3 pm Wednesday. Affected circuits are shown in the blue areas of the second map. (1/3)
SCE tentatively has committed to reopening a Customer Service Center in the lobby of the Best Western Plus Thousand Oaks Inn 8 am-10 pm Monday-Friday with staff and chargers available. The address is 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Edison has more information about PSPS events at sce.com/psps.
Depending on the length of the outages, some city traffic lights could go dark after exhausting their battery backups. Treat any intersection with a non-functioning traffic light as an all-way stop. (2/3)
I guess I'm brewing extra coffee for tomorrow morning, assuming SCE gets happy with the power shutoffs early. (yes, better they shut off power than light off a fire that turns this county into smoking ruins, yes.) #PSPS #FireWx #wildfires #CAwx #SCE #VenturaCounty
SCE has resorted to an "Extreme Weather Restoration Update" on its website for power outage updates.
https://energized.edison.com/extreme-weather-restoration-update
Current possible PSPS zones in Western LA and Ventura County. Usual spots - though looks like a chunk of the middle of Thousand Oaks is on the list this time. #PSPS #SCE #wildfires #CAwx
Possible Public Safety Power Shutoffs for SCE
172,697 customers being considered for PSPS
Kern County
832 customers
Los Angeles County
36,338 customers
Orange County
5,375 customers
Riverside County
53,686 customers
San Bernardino County
52,953 customers
Ventura County
23,513 customers
List retrieved as of 1/18/25 2108
Southern California Edison is now calling power shutoffs "de-energizations." That's so much more comforting when waking up in Crestline with no heater running and it's 25 °F outside.
(for the rest of you, that's about -4 °C)