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SCE crews reported repairing damaged substation

EIR-1062

Provisional entry. Confirmed: a Southern California Edison substation was damaged and crews were carrying out repairs as of 9 August 2019. Not yet known: the substation's name and location, the cause and date of the damage, any injuries, and the scale of any outage. Next update: 18 September 2026.

A brief news item from the utility's own news channel reported that crews from Southern California Edison (SCE) were continuing repair work at a substation that had been damaged. Only a headline and short feed summary are available. The source does not state the substation's name or location, the cause or date of the damage, whether anyone was injured, or whether customers lost supply. The utility serves Southern California, but the source does not confirm where the affected substation is.

Not reported.

  1. Substation damage of unspecified cause can require repair work over several days, so holding spares for critical primary plant shortens restoration.
  2. Keeping affected customers informed while repairs continue helps manage expectations during an outage.
  3. Publishing cause and duration once repairs finish supports wider industry learning.

Published 2026-09-18. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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