Southern California Edison News

The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California operated for decades with equipment that might have temporarily severed the plant's emergency power supply in the event of an earthquake, government filings revealed Tuesday.The disclosure by Southern California Edison about a possible backup power problem comes amid a probe into excessive ... (more)

Southern California Edison told U.S. nuclear regulators that its workers identified a potential problem that would have incorrectly shut emergency diesel generators at the San Onofre nuclear station in California at the worst possible time -- when the plant lost off-site power during an earthquake, the company said on Tuesday.

A fire at a power station along Highway 74 near the Haystack intersection in Palm Desert knocked out power to about 1,000 customers late Sunday, according to a spokesperson at Southern California Edison.

May 28, 2012 -- WHAT : Edison International to speak at the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.

A power outage affected about 1,800 homes and businesses this morning in Cherry Valley, according to the Southern California Edison website.

The smart meter system that some consumers love to hate will likely cost a good deal more A - and save a good deal less - than originally promised.

By now you've seem them - the Corix installers in the yellow vests, driving Corix vehicles this way and that, and wearing Corix ID badges representing them as Southern California Edison contractors.

SCE is the first utility to achieve the 1 million mark. The event was held yesterday at an Appliance Recycling Centers of America facility that recycles household refrigerators and freezers, using best available environmental practices.

Let's look at how it got here and whether clear skies are ahead. How it got here The regulated utility business is usually a slow and steady moneymaker for investors, but Edison International has beaten expectations pretty soundly in the last year.

Southern California Edison crews work to clean up about fifty power poles downed by winds in Lancaster, Calif.

The Fair Housing Council of Riverside County this week announced the grand openings of three cool centers in Jurupa Valley, Corona and Highgrove.

San Clemente-based anti-nuclear groups Residents Organized for a Safe Environment and San Clemente Green will hold a rally from 4 to 6 p.m. today in Irvine at 14555 Bake St., in front of the offices of Southern California Edison.

Spokesman Daniel Brady says only four people lost power when the winds toppled poles and power lines in Lancaster Tuesday night.

Southern California Edison says high winds have blown down 50 power poles in Lancaster, but only four homes are affected in the sparsely populated area.

Operators of the sidelined San Onofre nuclear plant will brief Senate staff in Washington this week in response to concerns over equipment design changes and how they were reviewed.

More than 7,500 Monrovia and Arcadia customers lost power Monday night when an unknown object struck equipment, causing an outage that lasted over an hour, a Southern California Edison spokesman said.

A power outage Sunday night affected more than 400 residents who live near the downtown Covina area, officials said.

Analysts now are betting that the Chicago-based unit of California-based utility holding company Edison International will have to shutter its Waukegan station, as well as one of its three units at Joliet, in addition to the old Fisk and Crawford plants in Chicago that the company already has said it will shutter in September.

Rosemead, CA, May 18, 2012 - Southern California Edison Company announced that it intends to redeem 750,000 shares of the 4 million outstanding shares of its Series A Preference Stock.

Share/BookmarkIn response to the letter from Merrie VonSeggern [about the Southern California Edison proposed fee increase in the May 3 issue of the Town Crier], I hate to say it, but that fee difference of $2 is nothing.