SCE Conducts Routine Power Outage on August 4, 2009 Affecting Two Duarte Streets

Some 33 homes in Duarte will be without electrical power for 10 hours between 8 a.m. and 6:00 p.m on Tuesday, August 4th due to a planned power outage for maintenance by Southern California Edison.

SCE notified city officials and mailed notices to every affected household of the intended shutdown. The affected are the streets are Wardell and Park Rose Avenues. According to SCE, the outage will allow the utility to upgrade aging infrastructure, make needed improvements, and complete other repairs.

To prepare for the planned outage, SCE advises customers to shut off or disconnect all sensitive electronic equipment, such as computers and fax machines, before the outage begins. Notify security and/or phone companies that provide businesses with service as the outage will affect alarm systems and may affect private phone systems. Customers should make sure that they can override or manually operate their security gates. If customers plan to operate an emergency generator, notify SCE before the outage so SCE can protect its employees from possible electrical back feed. To notify SCE of a generator, call 1-(800) 990-7788.

For more information and current status on a planned outage, visit www.sce.com/outage or call 1-(888) 759-6056 and reference Planned Outage # 354401.