A notification was posted on the BVES website regarding the outage:
Southern California Edison (SCE)- Restoration and Continued Public Safety Power Shutoff Warning August 4, 2025
Bear Valley Electric Service (BVES) is notifying customers that Southern California Edison (SCE) has restored power from the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) affecting BVES supply lines. Power restoration typically takes 8 hours. Southern California Edison (SCE) has placed one of the supply lines on standby for re-energization due to a nearby fire.
Additional period of concern begins August 5th, at 12:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. If SCE de-energizes this line, BVES customers will not experience an outage due to redundancy in the transmission lines. However, this condition does create the potential for large scale outages should one of the other transmission lines experience an outage during the PSPS event.
This precaution is mainly due to high winds and aims to reduce wildfire risk. Power restoration typically takes 8 hours and will start after the wind subsides. Delays may occur if daylight is required for safe inspections.
Bear Valley Electric Service (BVES) is reaching out to customers who may be impacted if Southern California Edison (SCE) implements a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). Updates will be provided through Facebook, voice and text messages, www.bvesinc.com, and local media.
As a reminder, the State of California allows electric utilities like SCE to proactively shut off power in high-risk areas during extreme weather conditions to reduce wildfire risk and ensure the safety of customers, their families, and property.
Also of note is the developing Gold Fire that is located north of Big Bear in the Holcomb Valley.
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