Newsindhs l Independent News Desert Hot Springs l July 15, 2019
Electricity shutdowns appear to be coming towards Desert Hot Springs so now is the time to prepare for them if they arrive. The electrical grid on a national level is showing signs of cracking with Time Square in NYC going dark just hours ago. And now power is going out in the Morongo Valley. This KESQ article announced the power outage before 5 am today before any really intense heat started being felt. So this doesn’t have to do with a rolling blackout. The reason is still not known.
From KESQ
Power outages affecting thousands of customers in the Morongo Basin
Jeremy Chen Jeff Stahl
Posted: Jul 15, 2019 04:52 AM PDT
Updated: Jul 15, 2019 08:59 AM PDT
YUCCA VALLEY, Calif.- – Thousands of customers are without power Monday morning after reported outages in the Morongo Basin.
As of 8:33 a.m. 4,800 Edison customers were without service in Yucca Valley and Flamingo Heights area. SCE customers in Morongo Valley appeared to be back online, according to the SCE website, but KESQ viewers in the Morongo Valley area posted online that they remained without power.
Southern California Edison initially reported 6,725 customers offline in the area in Yucca Valley, while 312 customers were affected in Morongo Valley.
SCE blamed the Yucca Valley outage on equipment problems. The issue with the other outage was still being analyzed. No estimated time was set for the power to be restored in Yucca Valley.
Temperatures were expected to peak at 104 degrees in Yucca Valley Monday.
Stay with News Channel 3 for the latest on this power outage.
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