As
rain, high winds and lightning move through the region, Southern
California Edison (SCE) crews are making progress today restoring
power to customers, but want to caution others that some may be
without service overnight because of storm-damaged equipment.
SCE will continue to send additional repair crews to some of the
hardest-hit areas to make repairs and restore electric service. Crews
will continue to work through the evening hours. SCE appreciates
residential and business customers’ patience as it continues to restore
service.
As of 3:30 p.m. PST, there were 9,429 customers without service
throughout SCE’s 50,000-square-mile
service territory. The hardest-hit regions were Los Angeles County
with 2,876 customers impacted, Tulare County with 1,723 customers
affected, Ventura County with 1,578 without power and Orange County with
1,451 customers without service.
Customers may report or inquire about outages at 1-800-611-1911 and get
the latest information using the SCE outages app at www.sce.com/outages,
or at the SCE
website, Twitter
and Facebook
pages.
SCE reminds customers to stay safe. If you see a downed
power line or dangling wire — even if it appears not to be live —
don’t touch or approach it or anything in contact with it and call 911
immediately.
Here are some additional important tips to remember:
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Watch for traffic signals that may be out. Approach those
intersections as four-way stops.
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Make sure you have a battery-operated radio and flashlights. Check the
batteries to make sure they’re fresh. Use flashlights for lighting
during a power outage. Do not use candles because they pose a
significant fire hazard.
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If you use a generator, place it outdoors and plug individual
appliances directly into it, using heavy-duty extension cords.
Connecting generators directly to household circuits creates
“backfeed,” which is dangerous to repair crews.
About Southern California Edison
An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison
is the largest electric utility in California, serving a population of
more than 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a
50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern
California.
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