ROSEMEAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Powerful winds and several dangerous wildfires continue to create life-threatening conditions in parts of Southern California.
Edison International (NYSE:) and Southern California Edison (SCE) extend their thoughts to everyone impacted by this devastating event, and offer immense gratitude to firefighters, public safety officials and all the utility workers supporting customers in California.
Since Jan. 7, SCE has restored more than 500,000 customers ’ more than 90% of the outages “ with 62,662 customers currently without power as of 5:30 a.m. on Jan. 12. Severe equipment damage and access restrictions in areas impacted by wildfire may lead to restoration times taking longer than usual, from several days to, in some instances, weeks. Thousands of SCE employees and contractors are working alongside mutual assistance crews 24/7 to restore power.
SCE filed two Electric Safety Incident Reports…
