SCE briefed Calimesa council on January PSPS event and mitigation steps
A Southern California Edison representative told the Calimesa City Council that a January 2025 Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) was driven by extreme weather and dry vegetation, affected hundreds of thousands of customers and exposed communication shortcomings; SCE described grid-hardening and customer programs it plans to expand.
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Southern California Edison told the Calimesa City Council on March 17 that a January 2025 series of public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) were driven by an extraordinary convergence of high winds, very dry vegetation and low humidity, and that the utility is expanding grid-hardening and customer-support programs to reduce the number of impacted customers.
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