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In early 2026, the CPUC fined SCE $7.8 million for failing to meet notification requirements during January shutoffs in Riverside County, which impacted local schools.

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. 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 In early 2026, the CPUC fined SCE $7

March 2026 saw extreme heat warnings that triggered outages in El Segundo, Palm Springs, and Beverly Hills as circuits became overloaded by air conditioning demand. In early 2026