Edison Says It Will Fund Firefighting Assets and Beef up Hot Spot Monitoring, in Plan to Reduce Wildfire Risk

Edison says it will fund firefighting assets and beef up hot spot monitoring, in plan to reduce wildfire risk

Under legal scrutiny over its possible role in the Eaton fire in January, Southern California Edison on Friday released its long-range plan to reduce wildfire risks caused by its equipment. The ethree-year plan, at a cost of $6.2 billion, includes what SCE says is an additional 440 circuit miles of covered conductor line and at minimum 260 circuit miles of underground power distribution lines, according to the plan, which the Rosemead-based util…

Southern California Edison Unveils $6.2 Billion Tech-Driven Wildfire Defense Strategy: AI, Aerial Assets, and Underground Lines

New 3-year wildfire plan deploys AI detection, world's largest helitankers, and 700 miles of protective infrastructure. See how SCE's $6.2B investment transforms grid safety.