LOS ANGELES (KABC) Tens of thousands of Southern California Edison customers were without power Wednesday as strong winds posed the risk of downing power lines that could spark wildfires.
SCE imposed public safety power shutoffs, in which electricity is turned off for customers in wind-prone areas. As of early Wednesday afternoon, over 26,800 SCE customers had their power shut off, while another 36,000 customers were under consideration for shutoffs.
A map of the utility s PSPS activity is available here.
Meanwhile, firefighters battling blazes across the Southland appeared to have gained the upper hand while contending with the strong winds following a day of ferocious Santa Anas that battered mountain and valley areas.
The automatic shutdown of turbines during Montana’s windstorm last week prove the need to maintain multiple energy sources to prevent consumers from experiencing “higher costs, lower reliability and grid instability,”