SCE Outage Status — Southern California Edison User Reports
User power reports from states where we list Southern California Edison. Check the SCE Outage Center for restoration; this page is independent.
Southern California Edison at a glance
transmission and distribution across a large southern California footprint, including high fire-risk mountain and canyon circuits. Listed in 1 state in our electric provider table (Southern California inland and coastal counties (not San Diego Gas & Electric territory)).
Official status: SCE Outage Center
About Southern California Edison Power Outages
Southern California Edison delivers power across a wide inland and coastal band of southern California — Los Angeles County suburbs, the Inland Empire, Orange County (in part), and desert and mountain communities. SCE is not LADWP and not SDG&E. Santa Ana wind events, fire-season de-energizations, and canyon tree failures are the outages people remember; a failed underground cable in a valley city is more common on a quiet week.
Reporters do not select SCE. We total power reports from states where Southern California Edison appears in our provider table. We are not affiliated with Edison International.
How to Report a Southern California Edison Outage
Use the SCE mobile app or SCE Outage Center on cellular data and look up the address. Many accounts can report by text after enrolling the mobile number. If SCE shows no outage, check the panel and whether the next building is on — some blocks sit on LADWP or a municipal utility instead of SCE.
Why Southern California Edison Power Goes Out
In Southern California inland and coastal counties (not San Diego Gas & Electric territory), an electric outage is usually local distribution, not a collapse of the bulk grid. Typical Southern California Edison patterns:
Dry offshore winds load canyon circuits and can trigger both damage outages and safety de-energizations in high fire-threat areas.
SCE may use more sensitive protection in fire weather so a momentary fault opens a line that would have stayed closed in spring.
Prolonged desert heat stresses transformers and can force localized load-related interruptions even without a wind event.
A failed primary cable in a 1970s subdivision can take a loop down while overhead feeders a mile away stay energized.
Before You Call Southern California Edison
- Open the SCE Outage Center or SCE app and search the service address.
- Confirm you are on SCE, not LADWP, Anaheim Public Utilities, or another muni.
- See whether neighbors on the same transformer are dark.
- Report in the SCE app or via enrolled outage texting if the map has no event.
- Stay clear of downed lines and report fire or wires down to 911.
Cities With Power Reports in Southern California Edison States
User-submitted power reports in the last 24 hours. Open a city page to add a report.
States Where We List Southern California Edison
Open a state power outages page for city lists and the report form. Other electric companies may also serve these states.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a Southern California Edison outage right now?
4 power outage reports from states where Southern California Edison is listed Users do not pick SCE. These are last-24-hour power reports from those states. Other California utilities share the same state total. Check the official SCE Outage Center for ETRs.
Where is the Southern California Edison outage map?
Use SCE Outage Center on the official site or app. Restoration times and polygons come from Southern California Edison, not from this page. US Outage Tracker - Daily is independent and is not Southern California Edison.
How do I report a Southern California Edison outage?
Use the SCE mobile app or SCE Outage Center on cellular data and look up the address. Many accounts can report by text after enrolling the mobile number. If SCE shows no outage, check the panel and whether the next building is on — some blocks sit on LADWP or a municipal utility instead of SCE.
Why might this count include other electric companies?
Users report a power outage by city, not by brand. We total those reports from states where our provider list includes Southern California Edison. Another utility in the same state can share this total.
This Southern California Edison outage page is an independent snapshot of user power reports. Southern California Edison Company and related marks are trademarks of their owners. For restoration times, use SCE Outage Center.