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Southern California Edison warns Simi Valley could face longer, more frequent public-safety power shutoffs
Summary
Ian Anderson of Southern California Edison told the Simi Valley City Council that new decision thresholds, climate-driven fire conditions and updated grid planning mean PSPS events could be longer and happen more often. He urged residents and businesses to prepare, outlined hardening work and pointed to customer programs and county alert systems.
Ian Anderson, government relations manager for Southern California Edison, told the Simi Valley City Council on Sept. 15 that the utility’s updated decision thresholds and a changing wildfire environment mean customers in the area could face more frequent and longer public-safety power shutoffs (PSPS).
“It’s when an electrical utility temporarily shuts off power to reduce the risk of a fire,” Anderson said, distinguishing PSPS from unplanned outages. He told the council SCE aims to provide three days’ advance notice for PSPS events and that the company has updated wind-speed thresholds used in de-energization decisions.
Anderson said SCE’s back-cast of January’s large events against the company’s new criteria indicates “customers could potentially experience longer and more extensive PSPS…
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