Southern California Edison Co, CA
Southern California Edison Co's outage record
Southern California Edison Co customers in California lost power 1.4 times last year, 9.1 hours total - well above the national norm for outage time. That is 58% more outage time than the California state average of 5.8 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Southern California Edison Co looks like
6.5 hours is this grid's average outage length - long enough that a standby generator, not a portable or battery unit, is the more realistic fit. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Southern California Edison Co customers need a generator
Serving 5,343,161 customers here, Outages at Southern California Edison Co run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
How Southern California Edison Co's record was measured
Southern California Edison Co filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire California territory, serving 5,343,161 customers here, not a single street or outage. See California as a whole, across every utility that filed: California's outage record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.