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Southern California Edison outlines wildfire plan, defends PSPS use after winter outages
Summary
A Southern California Edison representative told Loma Linda officials the utility is investing in grid hardening, covered conductor and targeted undergrounding to reduce wildfire risk, defended use of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) during January winds and acknowledged communications gaps that left some customers in the dark.
Southern California Edison told the Loma Linda City Council that the dramatic PSPS outages in January were driven by unprecedented wind events and that the utility is expanding investments to reduce wildfire risk.
Mark Cloud, identified by the council as the presenter from Southern California Edison, said the company is prioritizing three areas: grid hardening (fire‑resistant poles and cross arms), covered conductor (a sheath that reduces sparking), and targeted undergrounding. He said those efforts, combined with new telemetry and sectionalizing technology, will let the utility isolate smaller pockets of risk rather than cutting power to large swaths of customers.
Cloud described the January wind…
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