To prevent its electrical equipment from sparking wildfires during high-wind events, SCE significantly ramped up its Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) program in late 2025.
Localized repairs in Santa Ana required the installation of temporary generators in February 2026 to bridge a five-day service gap following major equipment failure. socal-edison-power-outage-report
Significant storms in late 2025 and early 2026 led to widespread outages in Palm Springs, where repair efforts were delayed because power poles in backyards were inaccessible to service trucks. Critical Resources for Customers To prevent its electrical equipment from sparking wildfires
Affected residents can manage and report outages through the following official SCE channels: Check Outage Status - SCE 000 customers in 2025
SCE cut power to approximately 534,000 customers in 2025, nearly four times the 137,000 customers impacted in 2024.