#POWER OUTAGE OFFLINE#
Only very rarely are the power plants themselves at fault since these systems are built to withstand minor disasters and have various backup facilities that kick in when the main system goes offline for some reason. Drought Monitor.Power failures in an electric network can be caused by different factors, but the most common are often faults in the power lines and in the distribution stations themselves. The fire risk is made worse because all of the state is currently gripped by drought, according to the U.S.
Service will be restored after the companies survey their power lines for wind damage.Īcross California, 8,367 fires have charred nearly 3.1 million acres (1.3 million hectares) of state and federal land this year, burning more than 3,600 buildings and killing three people, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. “You can do your part by staying informed and being ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice, especially if you live in canyon, mountain or foothill communities,” Kevin McGowan, director of Los Angeles County’s Office of Emergency Management, said in a Wednesday press release.Įdison warned that more than 156,000 homes and businesses could lose electricity, while Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric shut power to more than 5,300 customers in a dozen communities and warned of possible shutoffs potentially affecting almost 48,000 homes and businesses. #CALFIRE has increased essential resources throughout portions of Southern CA in preparation for the critical fire weather! This #Thanksgiving, do your part to prevent the sparks that could start a wildfire. In Southern CA #RedFlagWarnings continue through Friday. Storm Prediction Center said critical fire-weather conditions in portions of Southern California will be ongoing Thursday morning and are expected to persist throughout the day, with strong winds into the afternoon. A Red Flag Warning - the highest alert - has been posted from Santa Barbara to the border with Mexico through Friday. Strong, dry winds across Southern California are expected to wind down by Thanksgiving night, though an elevated risk of dangerous fire conditions will persist into Friday, the National Weather Service said. Last year, Southern California Edison cut electricity to more than 20,600 homes and businesses on Thanksgiving Day, when many people were sheltering at home due to the worsening coronavirus pandemic. It’s just one of the ways in which years of drought are reshaping life in the Golden State, home to about 40 million people.
#POWER OUTAGE SERIES#
Power companies in California have taken to switching off electric lines in advance of strong winds after a series of deadly wildfires were sparked by their equipment. More than 200,000 customer accounts could lose service in the regions around Los Angeles and San Diego, according to the local utilities. local time to avoid having live wires spark blazes as a wind storm bore down on the drought-stricken region. The largest utility in Southern California cut power for more customers in the mountains near Los Angeles as strong winds raised the risk of wildfire, marking the second year in a row that parts of the region will spend Thanksgiving in the dark.Įdison International’s Southern California utility halted electricity to 63,835 homes and businesses in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties as of 10:36 a.m.
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