CenterPoint Energy has reached a deal with the state of Texas to absorb the cost of the 15 large, mobile generators it leased, valued at roughly $880 million. The move follows months of intense criticism and negotiation with lawmakers.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/ercot/2025/04/04/517761/centerpoint-agrees-to-absorb-costs-of-mobile-generators-and-cut-rates-for-customers/

Good to see our city council is looking at solving some of the issues with traffic lights going out (significant number of traffic accidents, many with injuries, due to power outages the last few months -- wildfire risk shutdowns)

Canada sent a warning during the Superbowl, letting us know they can cut off our power & take with it millions of jobs
read how:
http://writerkilov3.blogspot.com/2025/02/canadas-super-bowl-lix-commercial.html

Just got back the generator I loaned out to an old Scouting friend, due to two weeks of PSPS shutdowns in the neighborhood. They're going to go try to put together their own battery system, so don't have any interesting in buying it or keeping it.

(Loud enough to wake the dead and attract zombies)

Current snapshot of power outages in Ventura/Western LA County per SCE 1/23/25 1336 #PSPS #SCE #PowerOutages #FireWx

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

KRGV: AEP: More than 18,000 Valley customers experiencing weather-related outages https://www.krgv.com/news/aep-more-than-18-000-valley-customers-experiencing-weather-related-outages #snow #TXwx #poweroutages

Many amateur radio operators reporting power outages across Thousand Oaks/Newbury Park 1/21/25 0903. #PSPS #FireWx #PowerOutages #SCE

With Houston expecting a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain, many residents are anxious about a repeat of the power outages from the winter storm of February 2021. CenterPoint Energy says it's taking steps to keep the lights and heat on.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/01/20/511393/centerpoint-prepares-for-possible-power-outages-from-winter-storm/

San Diego also has PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoff) warnings as of 1/19/2025.

https://www.sdge.com/psps-dashboard

Gah

NWS Los Angeles with the purple again

With extreme fire weather and wind forecasted for Monday and Tuesday, NOW is the time to act! For wildfire preparedness guidance visit https://readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/

Repeating this advice: if you used your generator last week to keep power to your house in Southern California, it most likely needs an oil change. Do it before Monday. They need an oil change every 100 hours. 5w30 or 10w30 depending on your model, usually. #generators #backuppower #PSPS #poweroutages

Heard my "Plan D" power outage equipment worked well. (3500kWH gasoline generator which can wake the dead and attract zombies). Going to trade it to the friend for some electronics project doodads he was selling at a garage sale a few months ago, I think. (always better to do a win/win barter than money with friends, IMHO).

I had been thinking of selling it for the last two months due to the high noise level... I prefer not to attract zombies.

Current power status, Ventura County

42,347 without power
88,212 impacted by event
22 circuits deenergized
11 circuits being inspected
29 monitored

Per the Ventura County Sheriff Emergency Service Incident Dashboard
1/15/25 1707

https://vcoes.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/e15ca0d2737d43cea6514043e61f1a7c

Ventura County Sheriff's Emergency Services Dashboard / Power Status #PSPS
92,345 customers impacted by event
34,220 customers without power at the moment
20 circuits de-energized
2 being inspected to re-energize
37 monitored
0 imminent

1/12/14 1847
https://vcoes.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/e15ca0d2737d43cea6514043e61f1a7c

Stop signs out and not blinking = 4 way stop (but you wouldn't think so based on the "full speed through intersections" I saw today). Lots of traffic accidents today... assume the other person is clueless! #PSPS #PowerOutages #blackout #FireWx #VenturaCounty #LosAngelesCounty

Current PSPS status in Ventura County

39,410 customers without power
98,505 customers who may be impacted by this event

24 circuits deenergized
14 imminent shutoffs
27 monitored

1/13/25 1330