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More Than 600,000 Californians Face Christmas Eve Blackout
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December 23, 2020
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0:53Now PlayingSouthern California utilities could cut power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses on Christmas Eve as a possible wind storm raises wildfire risks from the Central Valley to the Mexican border.
The blackouts, which have nearly doubled in scope since Monday, could affect more than 600,000 people based on the size of the average household. California utilities have increasingly resorted to switching off power lines in advance of high winds rather than risk live wires falling into dry brush and sparking fires.
Sempra Energy’s utility serving San Diego County warned that it may need to switch off electricity to about 31,000 homes and businesses starting Wednesday, with the blackouts perhaps lasting into Christmas morning. Edison International’s Southern California utility may cut power to about 170,000 homes and businesses across seven counties, from the hills north of Los Angeles east to the Mojave Desert.
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