More Than 2,000 Left Without Power in County Safety Shutoff
Southern California Edison de-energized lines across parts of Santa Barbara County on Tuesday amid heightened wildfire risk. Outage tracking showed no remaining SCE outages shortly after midnight Wednesday.
More than 2,000 Southern California Edison customers in Santa Barbara County were left without power Tuesday after a public safety power shutoff, the Santa Barbara News-Press reported.
SCE spokesman David Eisenhauer said the shutoff was ordered because of heightened wildfire risk in the area, citing high winds, humidity and dry vegetation, according to the News-Press.
A public safety power shutoff is an advance public safety measure the utility uses to mitigate the risk of wildfires and other extreme weather conditions, according to Southern California Edison.
By shortly after midnight Wednesday, live outage tracking showed no remaining SCE outages in Santa Barbara County, with zero SCE outages recorded as of 12:31 a.m.
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