STORE YOUR POWER
SAVE YOUR POWER
WHY YOUR POWER GOES OUT
ON PURPOSE
POWER COMPANIES TURN OFF YOUR POWER TO PREVENT WILDFIRES, NOT BECAUSE SOMETHING IS "BROKEN"
WHAT IS A PSPS?
PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF
(PSPS)
A PSPS is a planned outage when fire risk is extreme:
- Hot, dry, windy weather
- Trees and branches can fall into power lines
That contact can create sparks, like striking a match
- In dry brush, those sparks can turn into a fast, out-of-control wildfire
- So SCE shuts the power off in high-risk areas until the dangerous weather passes.
No power → no sparks → less chance their equipment starts a fire.
FIRES CAUSED BY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE)
2017
THOMAS
FIRE
Wind-driven power line fire that devastated Ventura and Ojai
2017
RYE
FIRE
Fast Santa Clarita blaze that threatened thousands of homes
2018
WOOLSEY
FIRE
Utility equipment fire that burned from Oak Park through Malibu
2020
SILVERADO
FIRE
Wind-whipped Orange County fire that forced mass evacuations
2022
FAIRVIEW
FIRE
Deadly Riverside County fire sparked by a power line
2025
EATON
FIRE
Strongly suspected to be started by SCE equipment
(under investigation)
THE SOLUTION : SGIP
California’s SGIP program might cover the cost of your battery
you must be in a fire zone to qualify
check your address to see if you're eligible
