SoCal Edison Enables Planned Power Outage
Update by City of Goleta
The City of Goleta has been notified that due to weather conditions, SCE has shut off power this evening in the Gaviota area of Santa Barbara County. This includes:
- Unincorporated area from Gaviota to Point Conception
- Unincorporated areas west of Goleta
At this time, SCE cannot provide an estimate of restoration time. Power will be restored as conditions improve, crews conduct inspections, and determine it is safe to re-energize lines.
The following areas of Santa Barbara continue to be monitored for a potential Public Safety Power Shut-Off (PSPS):
- Unincorporated areas near Gaviota
- Unincorporated areas near Gaviota
- Unincorporated areas near Las Flores Canyon
SCE is deploying a Community Outreach Vehicle equipped with backup power so that customers can charge their personal mobile devices and continue to receive updates about the outage. Water and snacks will also be available to customers. The vehicle will be stationed at Girsh Park located at 7050 Phelps Road in Goleta, and will be open from 9:00 p.m. to midnight tonight (September 7), and 7:00 a.m. to midnight tomorrow (if outage continues).
There are currently no areas within Goleta City limits that are being monitored for a PSPS. However, the shut-off could have residual impacts and is a good reminder to be prepared should a PSPS occur within City limits.
Visit the SCE website for more information: https://www.sce.
Helpful resources include:
Update by City of Goleta
The City has received updated information on SCE’s potential Public Safety Power Shut-offs in the unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County. They are continuing to monitor weather conditions. The area in “Noleta", between the cities of Santa Barbara and Goleta from Paradise Road down Turnpike Road to More Mesa, is no longer under consideration for a power shut-off.
However, the area between Dos Pueblos Canyon Road and Gaviota and along Refugio Road and Highway 101 north of Goleta is still under consideration, as are areas further north.
Again, no Public Safety Power Shutoffs have been initiated by SCE at this time.
Visit the SCE website for more information: https://www.sce.com/safety/
While this potential Public Safety Power Shut-off doesn’t impact Goleta directly this time, residents should be informed of what to do if a Shutoff were to occur in their area and takes steps to prepare now.
Here are some helpful resources:
- ReadySBC.org
- Santa Barbara County One-Sheet: Preparing for a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in Santa Barbara County
- City of Goleta Website: Multi-Day Power Outages
Stay current by following the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management on Twitter at @SBCountyOEM.
By edhat staff
Southern California Edison (SCE) is considering a Public Safety Power Outage on Friday and Saturday within Santa Barbara County.
An alert was sent out to Goleta and Noleta residents warning them of the potential outage. An edhat reader reports they received an "aware and prepare" which stated the following:
Southern California Edison (SCE) has notified the public this afternoon that it is considering turning off power to certain areas in Santa Barbara County later this week. One outage may occur between Dos Pueblos Canyon Road and Gaviota and along Refugio Road and Highway 101 north of Goleta on Friday (September 6). Another outage may occur in the “Noleta” area between the cities of Santa Barbara and Goleta from Paradise Road down Turnpike Road to More Mesa on Saturday (September 7). More information will be provided as it becomes available. If you live in or work in or near these areas, you should make necessary preparations for a possible multiple day power outage. Call SCE directly at 1-800-611-1911 or visit www.sce.com/safety/wildfire/psps with questions related to this potential outage. For tips on how to prepare, go to ReadySBC.org and click “Preparing for a Public Safety Power Shutdown (PSPS).
SCE's website states the Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) are due to weather conditions that may create the potential for elevated fire risk. Currently, 4,600 customers are "under PSPS consideration."
Maps listed as area 1-4 draw out where these apparent shutoffs may occur:
- Area 1 Map depicts a large section surrounding Highway 154 leading through Turnpike and the More Mesa area.
- Area 2 Map shows a parcel of land where Cathedral Oaks Road dead ends by Maria Ygnacio Creek in Goleta.
- Area 3 Map illustrates the majority of Painted Cave Road and the Painted Cave community
- Area 4 Map includes a large area of Highway 101 from Dos Pueblos Canyon to Gaviota.
According to the City of Goleta, SCE has not yet made the decision whether the PSPS will take place, but it could lead to multi-day power outages during extremely hot, dry, and/or windy weather. A PSPS outage will last as long as the potentially dangerous weather conditions exist, plus the amount of time it takes for power company workers to inspect and repair their equipment in the affected area(s).
Residents should be prepared for a power outage that could last 3-5 days.
Below are some resources:
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Sep 10, 2019 09:53 AM24,926 reads, 200 comments, on this thread. Tues. morning.
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Sep 10, 2019 09:47 AMCATPOWER, you should go meet up with people downtown, eastside and westside, who seem to be without power once a week. Organize. Document. Talk to City Council and County Supervisors and give evidence of failure of service. Someone in County Government signs a contract of service with Edison, and over the hill with PG &E. So it seems that someone in the County isn't up to the job.
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Sep 09, 2019 07:37 PMThank you, CATPOWER, for helping us understand. I'm shocked. Document.
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Sep 09, 2019 06:58 PMAs a longtime resident living off the 154 near the top of the pass, I've become infuriated with these constant power outages in the mountain communities. For those not in the know, power outtages have been seemingly never ending for the last year or so. Seems like once a week at this point, the power is out all day. And now, they just shut power off whenever it's hot or windy??? How about actually fixing the problem areas so there is no risk of downed power lines?
Furthermore when the power is out, the cell phone tower goes down, so no one on the mountain has access to phone or internet. We are sent back to the stone age. What if a fire did break out? No one would even know until they saw flames or smelled the smoke. Firefighters would be scrambling to warn and evacuate people instead of concentrating on fighting the fires. Also every property up here relies on an electrically powered well and water system, hopefully with the tank above your house so you can at least have gravity on your side. If your water tank is below the level or your house, guess what? You have NO WATER!
We also cannot run our fans or AC (if you're lucky enough to have one) on brutally hot days which, is only an annoyance to me, but could potentially lead to elderly people or small children succumbing to heat stroke. SCE needs to stop treating us like 2nd class citizens. Get your shit together and fix this broken infrastructure please!
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Sep 08, 2019 01:15 PMCurrent Status per SCE PSPS: Current Status, Effective: Sept. 8, 12:25 p.m.
Current Status Communities # of Customers
Power shut off due to PSPS*
Santa Barbara County
Unincorporated areas west of Goleta
Unincorporated areas from near Gaviota to Point Conception
632 ***** The maps do not have many labeled features on them. It looks it’s from Dos Pueblos Canyon Rd all the way Point Conception.
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Sep 08, 2019 12:43 PMPower back on in Trout Club as of 1230. Edison still says they’re re-evaluating the restoration time, lol.
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Sep 08, 2019 09:40 AMThis thread was originally "Noleta" focused for power interruptions by Edison.
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Sep 08, 2019 08:47 AMEdhat, good idea SHASTA GUY has for a debrief of this first turnoff of our power. Maybe someone could review these 188 comments, too (as of 8:45 a.m. Sunday morning). Also, there are 20, 938 reads of this thread, so it's pretty clear there's interest.
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Sep 08, 2019 06:51 AMIt looks like John got a regular outage last night. The SCE PSPS website says that the two areas west of Goleta still have their power out, but the outage map says there is no power outage. SCE’s right hand needs to ask the left hand what’s going on. The weather alerts are still in effect through tonight, so we’re not done with this yet. It would be great if Edhat put together a thread where we can debrief this first PSPS event. Undoubtedly there will be more of them impacting more people for longer periods of time.
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Sep 08, 2019 12:09 AMOn the Lower Riv it's past midnight now and we haven't had a puff of wind. I know, because, to let in cool air during this warmer weather, I like to keep all doors wide open until late at night. (Watchdog as protection.) Around 4 p.m. I did notice a couple leaves and one small bird feather had come in the open east-facing door. Not a typical event. But never felt a bit of wind and I was outside off and on, throughout the day.
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Sep 08, 2019 07:16 AMThere’s been plenty of wind in the mountains. Still blowing good. Probably staying high and not reaching you.
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Sep 07, 2019 11:42 PMPower is back on in parts of the 1004501 outage area already. Quite a fast response, thanks to the night crew.
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Sep 07, 2019 11:40 PMOutage number: 1004501 - Zip Code: 93110 - Repair Outage Last Updated: 10:59:36 PM Today - Estimated Restoration: Most up by 10:30:00 AM Tomorrow - Outage reported. In Progress. -
Customers Affected: 2586
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Sep 07, 2019 11:24 PMHodgepodge brought to you by Edison...but, hey, they're passing out free water over, way over, at Girsh Park, Sunday. Be there or be square.
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Sep 07, 2019 11:21 PMOutage number: 1004501 - Zip Code: 93110 - Repair Outage Last Updated: 10:59:36 PM Today - Estimated Restoration: Most up by 10:30:00 AM Tomorrow - Outage reported. In Progress. -
Customers Affected: 2586
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Sep 07, 2019 10:57 PMSCE Outage Site: Repair Outage
Last Updated: 10:20:25 PM Today
Estimated Restoration:
Most up by 12:30:00 PM Tomorrow
Outage reported.
In Progress
We are determining the cause.
Repair crew on the way.
Crews are performing repairs.
Power restored.
Reason for Outage:
Analyzing Problem
Customers Affected: 635
Unincorporat... 93105
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Sep 07, 2019 10:53 PMPower Out-154 @ Foothill. Sudden total outage at about 10:40, so probably a utility shut off rather than line down. Wind relatively light, but earlier we saw a forecast for strong wind at 10. AM that is. :(
Anyone else having an outage?
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Sep 08, 2019 12:02 AMLower Riviera: When I went to turn on a lamp it was "dead." I thought it was the light bulb. Nope. As I stood there, giving the light switch another turn, the electricity came back on. Later on, I checked our electric clock and we had only lost three minutes of power. Time: just prior to sunset.
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Sep 07, 2019 09:59 PMEdhat, maybe an updated title for this thread.
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Sep 07, 2019 09:46 PMSHASTA GUY, I'm not sure if this "offering" by Edison is tragic, funny, ridiculous, or all the above. Girsh Park? It's behind Costco. Oy. I have a Noleta headache.
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Sep 07, 2019 10:01 PMTWOSCOOPS, you forgot “tone deaf”.
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Sep 07, 2019 09:30 PMHere’s a little tidbit from the SCS PSPS website: ***** *SCE is deploying a Community Outreach Vehicle equipped with backup power so that customers can charge their personal mobile devices and continue to receive updates about the outage. Water and snacks will also be available to customers. The vehicle will be stationed at Girsh Park located at 7050 Phelps Road in Goleta, and will be open from 9:00 p.m. to midnight tonight, and 7:00 a.m. to midnight tomorrow (if outage continues). **** Perhaps if someone is out there they can confirm this good deed SCE is doing for us.
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Sep 07, 2019 08:34 PMThanks to the edhat community !
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Sep 07, 2019 08:31 PMNOAA just upped the forecast. If anything happens it probably will be after we go to bed (if at all). I haven’t felt even the slightest whisp of a sundowner here near the SB Mission: High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
600 PM PDT Sat Sep 7 2019
CAZ039-052-080400-
/O.UPG.KLOX.WI.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-190908T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.HW.W.0007.190908T0100Z-190908T1000Z/
Santa Barbara County South Coast-Santa Barbara County Mountains-
Including the cities of Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria,
San Marcos Pass, San Rafael Wilderness Area,
and Dick Smith Wilderness Area
600 PM PDT Sat Sep 7 2019
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a
High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 3 AM PDT Sunday. The
Wind Advisory is no longer in effect.
* WINDS...North to northwest winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts to
45 mph will increase in coverage and strength through this
evening to between 25 and 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph tonight.
West of Goleta, higher northwest to north winds of 30 to 45 mph
with gusts to 60 mph will be likely. Isolated gusts to 65 mph
will be possible between Gaviota and Refugio through tonight.
The strongest winds will generally be from San Marcos Pass
westward and above 1000 feet elevation.
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Sep 07, 2019 08:42 PMIt’s been blowing hard up here. Came down 154 earlier (about 6pm) and it was blowing dirt and debris everywhere. SB/Goleta was very hazy with dust. Still blowing now.
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Sep 07, 2019 08:22 PMper sbfire.com 5534 Capellina way wires down at 7:59
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Sep 07, 2019 08:45 PMThat’s too late. Power went out around 630.
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Sep 07, 2019 08:17 PMSomeone on Nextdoor reported that the 154 outage was due to downed lines in Goleta, but I haven’t found confirmation.
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Sep 07, 2019 08:17 PMAny night owls on Edhat? If so, please post anything overnight that would be helpful, outages, fires, etc. I'm pretty sure we have to count on each other...
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Sep 07, 2019 08:09 PMThe two PSPS outages west of Goleta are no longer on the outage map, so presumably those people have had their power restored.
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Sep 07, 2019 07:59 PMLink to SCE outage map. Paste in your browser. You may need to zoom in to our area. Click the icon the scroll down for reason for outage. ****** https://www.sce.com/outage-center/check-outage-status *******
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Sep 07, 2019 07:53 PMSBCountyOEM, Office of Emergency Management, twitter account where you learn nothing helpful: https://twitter.com/sbcountyoem?lang=en
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Sep 07, 2019 07:49 PMWINTER, yes from Trout Club to Paradise, maybe more now.
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Sep 07, 2019 07:58 PMRepair Outage on E Camino Cielo - restoration at 9:30pm
https://www.sce.com/outage-center/check-outage-status.
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Sep 07, 2019 07:47 PMPathetic, SBCountyOEM. Tweeted one hour ago about outage and was incomplete, nothing about #154 outage. Only west of Goleta, Naples to Jalama. Prior to the ONE TWEET, the last tweet was 8 hours ago. Way to go. I live in Noleta, and you aren't helpful! Try to get involved, and act like you care! Short of that, try being right.
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Sep 07, 2019 07:46 PMIs the 154 area, without power ?
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Sep 07, 2019 07:23 PMIn looking at the SCE power outages map, the outage reported by MT is unrelated to the PSPS weather shutdown. It’s and old fashioned service disruption. The two PSPS weather outages are shown as separate incidents west of Goleta.
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Sep 07, 2019 07:18 PMThe ham radio guy, A16YR, is posting updates on S.B. power outages, and sundowner conditions, and he will likely post if any fires start: https://twitter.com/ai6yrham?lang=en
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Sep 07, 2019 08:01 PMThis link is an excellent resource, thanks!
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Sep 07, 2019 07:15 PMPer the SCE PSPS Website: Power shut off due to PSPS
Santa Barbara County (648 customers)
Unincorporated areas west of Goleta
Unincorporated areas from near Gaviota to Point Conception
Area 1 | Area 2
632 ++++++++++ They finally pulled the trigger and there are 632 customers without power. MT reported the power outage, but it wasn’t shown on the SCE site yet. Hang in there everyone. It’s current pleasant in downtown SB, but if winds pick up then they might shut more zones down.
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Sep 07, 2019 07:04 PMWeather Underground listing temps in 70s, Goleta and along #154-Noleta to More Mesa, 7pm Sat.
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Sep 07, 2019 06:58 PMRode my mtn bike up Gibraltar Rd, east on ECC, then down Romero Canyon. Romero Saddle was pretty windy in the mid-to-late afternoon, I'd say 20 mph gusting to 25. East of Montecito Peak on ECC it got noticeably hot - felt like the high 80's to mid 90's.
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Sep 07, 2019 06:32 PMSo much for no shutoff in “Noleta”. The power is currently off in the 154 corridor from at least Trout Club over to Paradise.
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Sep 07, 2019 05:50 PMThanks for the local temps..It is hot...94..Noleta...sundowners started a few hours ago.
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Sep 07, 2019 03:38 PM3:30pm Sat. 100 degrees El Capitan State Beach hwy 101; 95 degrees Rancho Embarcadero; 95 degrees Upper Vereda Del Ciervo; 99 degrees Holiday Hill South—all Goleta. Temps: https://www.wunderground.com/wundermap?radar=1
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Sep 07, 2019 03:51 PMThat’s hot and the sundowners haven’t started yet. It’s about 85 downtown SB and the breezes are definitely picking up. Everyone should stay aware because it’s somewhat similar to the days of the Holiday Fire and Painted Cave Fire.
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Sep 07, 2019 02:11 PMTragic and mentally exhausting living in Noleta and not understanding if the Edison sharpie map drawer will include us in its dementia. Does ANYONE know?
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Sep 07, 2019 11:08 AMPeople are paid to protect us, officials to complain to: S.B.County Executive Branch: Mona Miyasato, CEO, 805.568.3400, cao@co.santa-barbara.ca.us. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: Das Williams, 805.568.2186, dwilliams@countyofsb.org; Gregg Hart, 805. 568.2191. ghart@countyofsb.org; Joan Hartmann, 805. 568.2192; jhartmann@countyofsb.org, Peter Adam, 805.346.8407, peter.adam@countyofsb.org; Steve Lavagnino, 805.346.8400, steve.lavagnino#countyofsb.org.
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Sep 07, 2019 11:02 AMWhy so unclear? SCE website says there are 5 areas. AREA 1 is CLEARLY in Noleta and still listed as UNDER CONSIDERATION. And in the write up made public, the agency doesn't even bother listing what AREAS may be affected. GET IT TOGETHER!
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Sep 07, 2019 10:50 AMGoogle “edison corporate office” and click on Corporate Governance or Board of Directors, "Who We Are”. You’ll get all info on board, but nothing about their HUGE bonuses: Jeanne M. Beliveau, Michael C. Cumunez, Vanessa C.L. Chang, James T. Morris, Timothy T. O’Toole, Kevin M. Payne, Pedro J. Pizarro, Linda G. Stuntz, William P. Sullivan, Peter J. Taylor, Keith Trent.
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