In a Jan. 27 letter to the regulators, Southern California Edison revealed new details regarding its electrical equipment before the Eaton Fire.
A video shows arcing at a Southern California Edison tower, then a fire at the tower's base, suggesting the Eaton fire may have been caused by electrical equipment.
The first significant storm of the season has brought snow and downpours to Southern California that doused wildfires and caused some ash and mud to flow across streets in the Los Angeles area.
Fire investigators have asked Southern California Edison Co. to preserve its equipment near the site where the deadly Eaton fire began earlier this month.
Facing growing scrutiny over whether one of its transmission towers sparked the Eaton fire, Southern California Edison this week said that an encampment was found roughly 300 yards downhill from the tower in Eaton Canyon.
As Southern California Edison fights claims that it caused the deadly Eaton fire, the company is lobbying state regulators to have its customers cover more than $7 billion for damages it paid to the victims of two massive wildfires in 2017 and 2018.
As of this report, the Eaton Fire started under Santa Ana wind conditions has been 98% suppressed. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection estimates that the fire destroyed 9,418 ...
Shares of Edison International's ( EIX, Financials) subsidiary, Southern California Edison Company, fell by 1.9% on Monday to $57.74 at 1:14 p.m. GMT-5 following the company's detailed report to the California Public Utilities Commission regarding the Eaton Fire that erupted near Eaton Canyon in Altadena on Jan. 7.
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Video Adds to Allegations of Edison Transmission Tower as Origin of Eaton Fire
Video evidence was released this week purporting that a malfunction in Southern California Edison (SCE) equipment was the source of the Eaton Fire. Attorneys maintain the power company is responsible
In a letter addressed to the California Public Utilities Commission posted to the site of Edison International (EIX), the company stated in
The video shows arcing and electrical sparking on a transmission tower in Eaton Canyon just before winds quickly began spreading the fire.