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
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
While SCE has spent billions on grid hardening, the utility maintains that extreme weather conditions necessitate de-energizing circuits to ensure community safety. Regulatory Scrutiny and Financial Penalties Significant storms in late 2025 and early 2026
SCE cut power to approximately 534,000 customers in 2025, nearly four times the 137,000 customers impacted in 2024. 000 customers in 2025