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Unrelated Power Outages Affect Huntington Beach, Fontana
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBS) — Two downed substations left thousands of customers without power Tuesday night in Orange and Riverside Counties, according to Southern California Edison. The first outage in...
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Downed Power Lines Cut Electricity To Thousands In Moreno Valley
MORENO VALLEY (CBS) — About 150 households in Moreno Valley remained without electricity Wedneday after several power lines were knocked down. Power lines fell onto several homes about 3:30 p.m....
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Power Restored To Most Residents In Pico Rivera, Downey
PICO RIVERA (CBS) — Authorities say electricity has been restored to all but eight residents in Pico Rivera and Downey after a two power transformers failed. The power outage, which affected 1,300...
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Customers Urged To Trim Power Usage Ahead Of Summer Heat
ALHAMBRA (CBS) — State energy officials on Wednesday said simply turning off the lights this summer could determine whether residents will face blackouts. KNX 1070′s Claudia Peschiutta reports...
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Vault Explosion Knocks Out Power In Northern Anaheim
ANAHEIM (CBS) — A vault fire and explosion in northern Anaheim knocked out power to the area on Friday afternoon. The Fullerton Fire Department confirmed to CBS2 that the explosion occurred at West...
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Statewide Flex Alert Issued For Friday Through Sunday
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A statewide Flex alert asking Californians to conserve power has been issued for the weekend, in the midst of a brutal heat wave. The Flex Alert was issued by CAL ISO after...
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Heat Wave Triggers Flex Alert Tuesday
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A statewide Flex Alert has been issued for Monday amidst a week-long heat wave that has struck California. Cal ISO called for the Flex Alert Monday after a weekend of...
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Hundreds Of Seniors Without Power At Hemet Mobile Home Park
HEMET (CBSLA.com) — Seniors at a Hemet mobile home park have been without electricity and water since Saturday. The outage happened at London Spires, a 165-unit park. Manager Larry Boles said the...
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After 4 Days, Power Expected To Return For Seniors At Hemet Mobile Home Park
HEMET (CBSLA.com) — Hundreds of seniors at a Hemet mobile home park have been without power since Saturday, but management is expected to accommodate the residents who have been suffering in the...
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2 Arrested For Alleged Marijuana Grows, Electricity Theft In Diamond Bar
2 Arrested For Alleged Marijuana Grows, Electricity Theft In Diamond Barview gallery DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA.com) — Two men were in custody Thursday after authorities discovered thousands of marijuana...
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Hundreds Of Homes Without Power In Silver Lake
SILVER LAKE (CBSLA.com) — Hundreds of homes were without electricity Wednesday night in Hollywood and Silver Lake. The power outage happened around 9 p.m. As of 11 p.m. Wednesday, Southern California...
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SoCal Companies To Help Restore Power For Sandy Storm Victims
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Southern California Edison will send crews to the East Coast to help the millions of people without power because of...
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LA-Area Electrical Workers Head East To Assist In Aftermath Of Sandy
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Crew members from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) left for the East Coast on Sunday morning to assist in the aftermath of Sandy. About 60 people, along...
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Power Restored For Thousands Of SCE Customers In Malibu
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Power has been restored to most Southern California Edison customers in the Malibu area. About 11 customers of the nearly 3,589 who lost power were still without power Sunday....
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Federal Regulators Want More Analysis At Ailing San Onofre Plant
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal regulators Wednesday pressed the operator of the San Onofre nuclear power plant for more analysis on its damaged steam generators, as the government considers when, or if,...
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Steps Taken For Possible Restart At San Onofre Power Plant
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (AP) — Steps are quietly being taken to prepare for possibly restarting the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant, even as its future remains clouded with uncertainty, officials...
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San Onofre Nuclear Plant Could Break Down At Full Power
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California could be restarted safely and run at full power, but the risk of a breakdown would increase to vexing levels after 11...
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Newberry Springs Residents Angered Solar Farm Blocks Mountain Views
NEWBERRY SPRINGS (CBSLA.com) — Newberry Springs residents are angered by the construction of a 27-acre solar farm they claim has ruined their views of the mountains. In 2010, the San Bernardino County...
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Alleged Hit-And-Run Driver Slams Into Utility Pole In San Pedro
SAN PEDRO (CBSLA.com) — Electricity Sunday was restored to a San Pedro neighborhood hours after an alleged hit-and-run driver struck a power pole. The accident happened just after 2 a.m. at 11th...
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Officials: Calif. To Have Adequate Amount Of Power This Summer
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — The agency that coordinates the state’s electricity supply said Tuesday that California should have adequate amounts of power on hand this summer. The California Independent...
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Power Restored To 4 Anaheim-Area Hotels After Outage
ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) — Electricity Saturday was restored to four Anaheim-area hotels after two suspected copper thieves allegedly caused a power outage. The hotels near Disneyland Park went dark around...
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Environmentalists Praise Fed Ruling On San Onofre
LOS ANGELES (AP) —A federal panel Monday sided with environmentalists who have called for lengthy hearings on a plan to restart the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant — a decision that further...
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OC Power Customers Face Summer Squeeze
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA.com) — It could be a long, hot summer for Orange County residents and businesses facing power shortages due to the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. KNX 1070′s Jon...
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Power Restored To 123,000 Customers In Orange, San Diego Counties
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Gas & Electric on Friday restored power to all 123,000 customers hit by an overnight outage in San Diego and Orange counties when two transmission lines tripped offline...
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Utility Customers Outraged Over Possible Fee To Cope With Revenue Loss From...
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — Some Southern California residents are outraged by a state bill that would allow three utility companies to charge customers up to $10 a month to cope with the loss of...
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Power Restored To All SCE Customers After Irvine Blast
IRVINE (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say electricity has been fully restored to Southern California Edison (SCE) customers impacted by an underground vault explosion in Irvine. Nancy Rodriguez Casanova of...
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4,000 Lose Power In Chatsworth, Porter Ranch
[Update: As of 5:50 a.m. Monday, DWP said power was fully restored to all customers] CHATSWORTH (CBSLA.com) — More than 4,000 customers in the areas of Chatsworth and Porter Ranch lost power Sunday...
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6 Cited In 2011 Southern California Blackout
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal regulators have told six utilities and grid operators that they violated reliability standards during a 2011 blackout that left millions without power in Southern California...
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$24.5M Penalty Proposed For Edison Over 2011 Windstorm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of California’s largest utilities has agreed to pay a $24.5 million penalty for safety violations uncovered after a 2011 windstorm left more than 400,000 customers without lights...
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Edison Cites Natural Gas Prices, Design Changes For Higher Residential Rates
TORRANCE (CBSLA.com) — Natural gas prices and a new rate design structure were among the factors cited Wednesday by Southern California Edison (SCE) as officials explained why the utility is raising...
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Man In Need Of Artificial Heart Machine Says DWP Threatening To Shut Off...
WEST HILLS (CBSLA.com) — A West Hills man who needs an artificial heart machine to stay alive said that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is threatening to shut off the power to his home....
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Boy Improving After Suffering Severe Electrical Shock At Temecula Pool Party
TEMECULA (CBSLA.com) — A boy in Riverside County is under hospital care after suffering a severe electrical shock at a backyard party. Elijah Belden, 10, was pulled out of a medically induced coma and...
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Power Outages Quickly Fixed In Silver Lake, Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) – Two power outages affecting about 1500 customers Sunday evening were quickly fixed, officials said. One outage, in Silver Lake, was reported around 5:30 p.m. The outage —...
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Orange County Landfill Taps Methane For Power
SANTA ANA (AP) — When most Californians think about the source of renewable energy flowing into their homes, they picture wind turbines and solar panels — not garbage. The little-known source of...
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Man, 68, Unscathed After Car Crashes Into Montebello Power Pole
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150123014541213AA.mp4 MONTEBELLO (CBSLA.com) — A 68-year-old driver appeared unscathed after his minivan struck a power pole in Montebello. Firefighters...
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California Officials Propose Higher Electricity Rates For Some
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California households that use the least electricity would start paying more for it under a proposal put before state utility regulators on Tuesday intended to bring the prices...
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High Heat, Demand Blamed For DWP Outage To More Than 9,000 Customers In West LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities said more than 9,500 customers in West LA lost power Saturday due to a cable being damaged by high heat and high demand for energy. The utility said they...
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Missouri May Soon Have Solar Panels on Roadways
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Instead of simple asphalt you could soon find yourself driving on solar panels in Missouri. During this week’s Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission meeting, MoDOT District...
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Power Outages Leave Many Sweating In The Dark Across SoCal
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Scattered power outages affected tens of thousands across southern California Monday night. For some, the heat is so bad inside with the outage — they’d rather be outside with...
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High Winds Knock Out Power To Thousands In SoCal
An estimated 12,000 customers were without electricity on Wednesday after strong Santa Ana winds downed power lines around the Southland.
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