SoCal Ed says power shutoffs necessary, but not always effective

摘要

Edison International, whose utility subsidiary Southern CaliforniaEnergy has been following a power shutoff plan over the past few daysas firefighters have fought wildfires in its service territory, told analystsit is seeking a revenue requirement increase in a rate case and will bespending $4.1 billion on wildfire mitigation out of a $25.6 billion fiveyearcapital spending plan.SoCal Ed and PG&E Corp.’s utility subsidiary Pacific Gas and Electrichave been forced to shut down their transmission and distributionsystems to thousands of account customers in order to preventigniting wildfires during a period of hot, dry and windy weather.