Category: SoCal Edison

SoCal Prepares for ‘Bad Fire Season’ with World’s Largest Helitankers

June 14, 2021
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Three Southern California counties are joining forces to operate the world’s largest water-dropping helitankers prior to the start of a “bad fire season.” The cooperative, dubbed “Quick Reaction Force,” initiates June 15 after Southern California Edison (SCE) donated $18 million to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACOFD), the Ventura County Fire Department, Coulson Aviation, and Perimeter Solutions. “This…

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Community Choice Energy Program Could Have Costly Consequences for Huntington Beach, Finance Commissioners Warn

February 26, 2021
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Huntington Beach’s finance commissioners are raising flags about the possible implications of joining the community choice energy (CCE) program. The city’s entry into the CCE poses significant financial risks for the city if the CCE program is not profitable, some say. “The contract that we would have to pay to get out of it are so massive,” Finance…

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