SCE Installs Fire-resistant Equipment West of DHS

PSPS process. SCE uses risk analytics and data to measure effectiveness. Workers like Willie Rios continue to ensure customer safety and power supply, replacing bare wires with covered conductors in high-risk areas like Valencia. A covered conductor helps reduce the risk of fire between 75% to 80%, and it can be installed more quickly than traditional undergrounding or pole replacements. SCE has already replaced over 3,000 miles of bare wire with covered conductors in high-fire-risk areas, and it is on track to replace another 3,500 miles this year.

In addition to installing a covered conductor, SCE