(Editor’s Note: The Sun called Southern California Edison for an update. According to a recorded message, the hours and dates of the planned power outage have not changed.)
As Southern California Edison works to improve and upgrade our infrastructure, we must, from time to time, temporarily interrupt electrical service and turn off power in order to perform our work safely.
Starting Saturday, March 1, at 10 p.m., and ending Sunday, March 2nd at 10 a.m., SCE has a planned outage effecting portions of Seal Beach—specifically, parts of Old Town, the Hill and Leisure World
This outage will allow SCE to upgrade the infrastructure, make needed improvements, and complete other repairs.
Customers will be provided with at least three days advanced notice before the pre-planned outage, and SCE will provide updates with changes whenever possible.
Preparation checklist:
• Make sure food stays as cold as possible by keeping refrigerator and freezer doors closed and placing blocks of ice inside.
• Learn how to manually open security gates and garage doors.
• Notify any security companies that monitor your home or business.
• If your business has no backup power supply, consider renting one.
• Download SCE mobile app available on the App Store and Google Play to stay updated on the event status.
• To reduce the potential for loss of data and/or damage to your equipment, be sure to shut off or disconnect all sensitive electronic equipment, such as computers and fax machines, before the outage begins.
Please note that a system reboot may be required if your system must disconnect from a server, and turning off or disconnecting some equipment may cause cached data to be lost.
• Contact SCE beforehand at 1-800-655-4555 if you plan to use a backup generator, so we can arrange to protect our crews from the danger of electrical backfeed.
Get help with life-support equipment
If you or someone who lives with you full-time has a medical condition that requires electricity-powered life support equipment, you may be eligible to receive additional baseline allocation.
Upon completion of the program application which can be found at www.sce.com, we will also automatically notify qualifying customers of planned, unplanned, and rotating outages by phone.
We also have the capability of notifying customers of outages by e-mail, text messaging, or teletypewriter. In order to participate in this program, certification by a doctor is required.
Medical baseline program offers an additional year-round baseline allocation of 16.5kWh per day in addition to your applicable seasonal baseline and the baseline for your region.
Again, those customers scheduled to be effected by the upcoming March 1st – 2nd outage will receive notification in the mail.
For information on the status of this outage, or if you are unsure if you or your business is scheduled to be effected, please call 1-800-655-4555 or 1-800-611-1911. Customers may also visit our website at www.sce.com/outage for more information on how to prepare for an outage, energy-saving tips, program updates, and much more.
SCE apologizes for any inconvenience this temporary service interruption may cause, and we appreciate your understanding as we work to increase system reliability.
Jenelle Godges is region manager for local public affairs, Southern California Edison.
