Power Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) are expected to remain in place in areas of the Santa Clarita Valley with the restoration of power estimated to be on Christmas Day.
On Wednesday, Southern California Edison (SCE) shut off power to thousands of Santa Clarita residents due to fire danger with some still in the dark through Christmas morning, according to the utility’s PSPS center.
Shortly after noon on Wednesday, SCE announced that they implemented Power Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in areas of Canyon Country and the eastern portion of Saugus.
Initial estimates indicate that power may not be restored to these areas until noon on Christmas Day. These estimates are set to be updated throughout the next several days as weather conditions change.
At 3 a.m. Wednesday, SCE officials began monitoring several areas in Canyon Country, Castaic, Val Verde and the northeastern portion of Saugus for the potential implementation of PSPS.
“When forecasts indicate elevated weather conditions, we’ll begin assessing the potential impact to affected areas,” a statement from the SCE website reads. “We’ll analyze historical data to help predict the likelihood of a wildfire occurring, closely monitor weather watch alerts from the National Weather Service, and place incident responders on alert, if needed.”
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As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, just over 8,000 SCE customers were without power due to the implementation of PSPS in Los Angeles County. It was unclear how many of those customers were from the Santa Clarita Valley.
A map of the areas under PSPS, as well those being monitored in the Santa Clarita Valley, can be viewed below.
Santa Clarita PSPS outages and monitoring areas as of Thursday morning.
For a more detailed map and updated outages, visit the SoCal Edison website.
Earlier Wednesday morning, SCE officials began to receive several reports of a power outage throughout Canyon Country, in areas mostly north of Soledad Canyon Road from Whites Canyon Road to Deep Creek Drive.
After investigating these reports, officials estimated that approximately 10,261 SCE customers had been impacted by the Canyon Country power outages.
Reggie Kumar, a spokesperson for SCE, later confirmed that those outages were actually related to PSPS, but were miscategorized in their Outage Center system.
When a PSPS is instated in any of the monitored areas, SCE officials say that Community Crew Vehicles and Community Resource Centers will be made available to support customers in impacted areas.
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