Residents of the Coachella Valley have seen not only record temperatures, but also record electricity costs this month. Mike Rockland, resident of Palm Springs, said his bill increased more than thirty percent. “This (bill) that usually costs me $900 was $1,200 dollars,” Rockland said. Phil Giralte, a resident of Palm Springs, was also concerned when […]
LAKE ELSINORE (CNS) – A parachuter got caught in a set of power lines in Lake Elsinore Tuesday, but there was no immediate word on the person’s condition. A call about came in at 11:11 a.m. that a parachuter was stuck in the area of Mission Trial and Vine Street, according to the Riverside County […]
MECCA (CNS) – An unspecified amount of customers lost power Thursday in the cities of Mecca, Thermal, North Shore and Coachella, according to the Imperial Irrigation District. The utility first reported outages in Mecca and Thermal at about 10:20 a.m., followed by the addition of the other cities about 50 minutes later. No cause for […]
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Southern California Edison and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power reported major progress Wednesday in restoring power to customers who lost electricity during the weekend heat wave. Both utilities were plagued by widespread failures over the Labor Day weekend as temperatures soared to record levels across the Southland. Outage figures […]
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Thousands of Southern California Edison and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers remained without power Tuesday, and electricity for some was not expected to be restored until Wednesday, as the City Council began seeking answers to the problem. Both utilities were plagued by widespread failures over the Labor Day […]
Palm Springs is warning residents and commuters Araby Drive will be completely closed Friday at Anza Trail between E. Palm Canyon Drive and the Wash. The closure is part of a utility pole replacement being done by Southern California Edison and Diversified Electrical. The closure is scheduled from 7:00am to 4:00pm May 22. A message […]
Southern California Edison crews are working to fix a power outage in Cathedral City. NBC Palm Springs was notified of the outage after several calls to the newsroom Monday morning. An estimated 1,300 people are being affected in the area from Ramon Road to Landau Boulevard as temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees. SCE […]
