SCE moves ahead with planned outage in Palm Desert
Southern California Edison moved forward with planned power outages on Monday in Palm Desert between 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The agency says the outage wass needed in order to do some routine maintenance in the area. It affected customers south of Highway 111 and east of Deep Canyon.
Here are some tips form SCE to help weather a planned power outage:
Turn off sensitive electronics to prevent damage or data loss; Review any security gates and learn how to operate them manually; Review alarm systems. The outage will affect your alarm systems and may affect private phone systems.
Cooling centers are also available for people who are able to leave their homes. Two cooling centers are available in Palm Desert at the Palm Desert Community Center on Fred Waring and San Pablo and the Joslyn Center on Catalina and San Pascual.
A full list of cooling centers in Riverside County can be found here.
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