Public Safety Power Shutoffs

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Public Safety Power Shutoff - Am I Impacted?

When atmospheric condition weather create a loftier risk for a wildfire, we may temporarily shut off power to your neighborhood to prevent our electric organization from becoming the source of ignition. These outages are called Public Safety Power Shutoffs.

View our interactive outage map to run into if you are currently impacted and to locate our Community Crew Vehicles and Community Resource Centers. Check back hither for locations and hours, which are typically provided or updated on the day before potential shutoffs.

Be sure to also bank check out these helpful resource and customer intendance programs that can assist you prepare and stay safe.

Current PSPS Status

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Of SCE's 5 one thousand thousand customers:
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Of SCE'southward five million customers:
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Notes:
one) While we update the list of impacted counties regularly, existent-time data may be delayed or limited equally field and conditions conditions are dynamic and modify constantly.
2) Customer counts are calculated by circuits within each county. If a excursion is in two or more counties, the customers volition exist counted in each county, which will consequence in an overcount. Concluding counts for each event are available in afterwards-event reporting, available here.

Client Resource During a PSPS

SCE Community Crew Vehicles and Community Resources Centers are bachelor to support customers during Public Safe Power Shutoffs. We provide admission to our customer service team, as well every bit Customer Resiliency Kits, which include PSPS information, light snacks, h2o, small resiliency devices, and personal protective equipment. Location and hours of operation details are typically updated one 24-hour interval earlier whatsoever potential PSPS shutoffs. SCE complies with applicable COVID-19 guidelines provided past local and state health agencies. To learn more most additional resources and programs to help you prepare for emergencies or outages, click here.

When there are potentially dangerous atmospheric condition conditions in fire-decumbent areas, nosotros may need to call a PSPS outcome. During these events, we will proactively turn off power in high burn risk areas to reduce the threat of wildfires. We recognize that PSPS events create hardships for our customers and communities, especially with so many people working and learning from domicile due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nosotros have heard a clear bulletin from our customers, regulators, government officials, and public safety partners that the company must do more to reduce the demand for PSPS. Nosotros are currently looking at opportunities to expedite grid hardening to reduce the demand for PSPS events and the adventure of wildfires.

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How Do PSPS Events Work?

When forecasts signal elevated weather condition conditions, we'll begin assessing the potential impact on afflicted areas. We'll analyze historical data to help predict the likelihood of a wildfire occurring, closely monitor weather lookout alerts from the National Conditions Service (NWS), and place incident responders on alarm, if needed.

  • Learn about the role weather condition plays in PSPS.
  • Read our PSPS Decision-Making Factors fact canvass to learn more.
  • For in-depth data and analysis of the factors considered in PSPS decisions please visit sce.com/pspsdecisionmaking and review the conclusion-making technical paper.
  • Run across SCE's PSPS Action Program for detailed updates on our PSPS planning and mitigation efforts.

PSPS Notification Timeline

  • 4-7 Days Alee:When we encounter extreme weather forecasts, we begin planning for potential PSPS.
  • 3 Days Ahead:We send initial notifications well-nigh possible power shutoff to local and tribal governments, emergency officials, first responders, hospitals, and other critical infrastructure and service providers.
  • 2 Days Ahead: We transport initial notifications to customers, and update notifications to local regime and agencies.
  • 1 Day Alee: We send update notifications including any updated timing information.
  • ane-4 Hours Before: Whenever possible, we ship notifications that ability volition be shut off.
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  • Power Shutoff: We send notifications that power has been shut off.
  • Preparing for Re-energization:We ship notifications earlier re-energization occurs. Field crews inspect equipment to determine it is safe to restore power.
  • Power Restoration:We transport notifications that power has been restored.
  • PSPS All Clear:Nosotros send notifications to customers on circuits that are no longer being considered for PSPS.

Disclaimer: Erratic or sudden onset of atmospheric condition may affect our power to provide advanced notice to customers. Other notifications may occur as needed to keep customers informed.

How Tin can I Prepare for PSPS Events?

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