SCE Conducts Routine Power Outage on
August 11th & 12th Affecting 71 Customers
DUARTE, CA, August 4, 2011 - Some 35 homes one day and 36 the next in Duarte will be without electrical power for approximately 9 hours between 8:00 am and 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 11th and for 7 hours between 8:00 am to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 12th due to planned power outages by Southern California Edison.
SCE notified city officials and mailed notices to every affected household of the intended shutdown. Edison describes boundaries for the planned outage to include the 1000 blocks of Bradbourne and Miltonwood Avenues., 1800-2000 blocks of Chesson Street and the 2000 block of Windsor Court on August 11th and the 1400 block of Crestfield Drive, 2500 block of Fernley Drive and the 2500-2600 blocks of Millbrae Avenue on August 12th. The outages will allow Edison to upgrade aging infrastructure, make needed improvements, and complete other repairs in an area where unplanned outages have occurred.
To prepare for the planned outages, 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 could override or manually operate their security gates or garage doors. Plan to minimize the opening of refrigerator and freezer doors during the outage to maintain temperature. 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 the current status on a planned outage, visit www.sce.com/outage or call 1-(800) 611-1911 and reference Planned Outages #466031 and 466042.
