Edison responds to intensified power outages on the Peninsula
With power outages on the Peninsula becoming more frequent, Southern California Edison officials are answering tough questions by officials from all four cities on the hill. This week, SCE officials met with area city managers as part of a quarterly update on infrastructure upgrades. The power company is completing a $4 million project this year, having spent about $10 million on upgrades since 2008, according to a company report. But city officials are not entirely satisfied. Carolyn Lehr, Rancho Palos Verdes city manager, said pre-litigation letters are now being drafted on behalf of all the local agencies. “In our regional agencies we participate in we hear this is happening all over,” she said. “The wires seem to be holding the poles up in many places. The infrastructure is just not keeping up.” Marvin Jackmon, SCE spokesman, said the company has tried to be as responsive as possible. It recognizes the lines need upgrading, Jackmon said. But it’s going to take time. “We know there’s more work that needs to be done on the peninsula, but this problem is not going to be fixed overnight,” Jackmon said. “It’s going to take a few years.” After a letter from Palos Verdes Estates…
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