CC SR 20240206 03 - SCE Grandview Update
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 02/06/2024
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Regular Business
AGENDA TITLE:
Consideration and possible action to receive a report from Southern California Edison
(SCE) regarding frequent power outages in the Grandview Estates neighborhood.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) Receive and file a progress update report from Southern California Edison (SCE)
on addressing frequent power outages in the Grandview Estates neighborhood ;
and;
2) If deemed acceptable, consider SCE's request to defer their next detailed progress
report to June 2024 contingent upon SCE's commitment to address any emergent
issues promptly if they arise before the scheduled update and in coordination with
the City Manager.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
ORIGINATED BY: Jesse Villalpando
REVIEWED BY: Same as below
APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. SCE Email Correspondance (page A-1)
B. SCE Email June 2024 Continuance Request (Page B -1)
C. December 19, 2023 staff report
D. December 5, 2023 staff report
E. October 17, 2023 staff report
F. October 3, 2023 staff report
G. August 1, 2023 staff report
H. June 6, 2023 staff report
I. April 4, 2023 staff report
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BACKGROUND:
On December 19, 2023, the City Council was briefed by SCE on short -term and long-
term solutions for addressing power outages in the Grandview Estates neighborhood and
a request to continue the next update to June 2024 . During the discussion, the Council
considered, among other things, SCE’s request to postpone its next report until June
2024. However, the Council unanimously agreed on the importance of receiving an
update sooner for the community's benefit and requested SCE to return with a more
immediate report on February 6. The Council specifically sought a detailed report and a
timeline for the conductor wiring installation in Grandview Estates during this upcoming
meeting.
This evening, Celina Luna, Government Relations Manager for SCE, is scheduled to
attend and provide an update to the Council. Government Relations Manager Luna
intends to deliver an oral update concentrating on system reliability and the upcoming
cutover project, and will be requesting to continue the discussion to June 2024 .
Emphasizing the need for timely information, SCE representatives have assured Staff of
their commitment to providing a comprehensive status update at tonight's meeting.
DISCUSSION:
Since the December 19 meeting, SCE has provided Staff with the following status
summary (Attachment A).
Infrastructure Investments
Covered Conductor:
Southern California Edison completed installation of 1,500 feet of covered conductor and
plans to install additional covered conductor in the Grandview Estates neighborhood this
year. The installation of covered conductors helps with wildfire mitigation and reduces the
outages caused by vegetation in contact with the line.
Remote Automatic Reclosers (RARs):
Southern California Edison has completed the installation of RARs in the Grandview
Estates neighborhood. The RAR devices provide flexibility in the circuits to isolate an
outage to the smallest area possible, which should reduce the duration of outages
occurring throughout a neighborhood. The deployment of RARs is a strategy that is being
used to sectionalize the grid and allow portions of the circuit to remain energized during
an outage event.
RAR devices were installed at the following locations:
• Manitowac Drive and Fond Du Lac Road
• Willow Wood Road and Silver Spur Road
• Montemalaga Drive and Silver Spur Road
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4kV Cutover:
Southern California Edison has received approval and is currently in the planning stage
of a partial 4kV cutover plan of the Arcturus 4kV circuit. This is part of a long-term solution
for the voltage issues experienced in the Grandview Estates neighborhood. This project
is currently in planning and design and due to extensive civil engineering and easements
will likely occur in the 2026 cycle.
Other Potential Solutions:
Given the extensive civil and easement work on the Arcturus cutover project described
above, Southern California Edison engineering is working on an alternative plan that will
resolve customer reliability and voltage concerns in a timely manner. This proposed
project is in the early planning phases and Southern California Edison will be able to share
more details by June 2024.
Since this seems to be a more viable long -term solution that still needs to be fully
developed and approved by the Southern California Edison management team, it is
requested that the City Council consider continuing this matter for discussion to June
2024. If continued to June 2024, Southern California Edison believes a more detailed
presentation on this long-term solution could be provided with a corresponding timeline.
Grandview Estates Reliability:
Southern California Edison reported the following outages for the Grandview Estates
neighborhood in 2023. This outage data includes momentary outages of less than 5
minutes.
01/2023 to 06/2023:
Venus Outage Count: 6
Jupiter Outage Count: 4
Quicksilver Outage Count: 7
07/2023 to 12/2023:
Venus Outage Count: 2
Jupiter Outage Count: 4
Quicksilver Outage Count: 2
Southern California Edison had six declared storm dates in 2023 on the following dates:
02/24/23, 02/25/23, 02/28/23, 03/01/23, 08/20/23, 10/29/23.
Grandview Estates Neighborhood – Power outages
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From 12/01/23 to 01/29/24, SCE reported zero unplanned outages on the Venus, Jupiter
and Quicksilver circuits that serve the Grandview Estates neighborhood.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
On January 26, staff was informed that after the February 6 meeting, the City’s SCE
Government Relations Manager will no longer be Celina Luna, and that Connie Turner
will return to serve in that role.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends the City Council receive and file a report from SCE regarding ongoing
power outages in the Grandview Estates neighborhood and its short -term and long-term
action plan and a timeline for addressing power grid issues , and to continue this matter
to June 2024.
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Jesse Villalpando
From:Jesse Villalpando
Sent:Tuesday, January 30, 2024 9:18 AM
To:Jesse Villalpando
Subject:FW: (External):RE: (External):RE: February 6th CC Meeting - SCE
Attachments:rpv update 02.06.24.docx
From: Celina Luna <CELINA.LUNA@SCE.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 5:38 PM
To: Ara Mihranian <AraM@rpvca.gov>; Jesse Villalpando <jvillalpando@rpvca.gov>
Cc: Rudolph Gonzales <rudolph.gonzales@sce.com>
Subject: RE: (External):RE: (External):RE: February 6th CC Meeting ‐ SCE
EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open any attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe!!!.
Hi Ara,
Here is the update from Southern California Edison for the RPV City Council meeting on 02/06/24.
Regards,
Celina
Celina Luna
Government Relations Manager
Local Public Affairs
T.626‐302‐5040 |PAX. 25040 | M. 213‐523‐8344| Email. celina.luna@sce.com
From: Celina Luna <CELINA.LUNA@SCE.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 1:21 PM
To: Jesse Villalpando <jvillalpando@rpvca.gov>
Cc: Ara Mihranian <AraM@rpvca.gov>; Rudolph Gonzales <rudolph.gonzales@sce.com>
Subject: RE: (External):RE: February 6th CC Meeting ‐ SCE EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open any attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe!!!.
Hi Jesse,
For this meeting, I plan to provide an oral update on reliability and the pending cutover project.
I want to ensure the update is timely, so I will not have anything in detail to share for your staff report.
Regards,
Celina
Celina Luna
Government Relations Manager
Local Public Affairs
T.626‐302‐5040 |PAX. 25040 | M. 213‐523‐8344| Email. celina.luna@sce.com
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON: COUNCIL UPDATE 02/06/2024
BACKGROUND:
In early 2023, the Grandview Estates neighborhood experienced extreme weather
resulting in extended power outages. On April 4, 2023, the City Council received an initial
presentation by SCE regarding frequent power outages in the Grandview Estates
neighborhood. Since that evening, Southern California Edison has returned several times
to provide updates to the City Council. This evening, Southern California Edison will
provide an update on the short-term and long-term action plan for improved reliability in
the Grandview Estates neighborhood.
PROJECT UPDATES:
Covered Conductor
Southern California Edison completed installation of 1500 feet of covered conductor and
plans to install additional covered conductor in the Grandview Estates neighborhood
this year. The installation of covered conductor helps with wildfire mitigation and
reduces the outages caused by vegetation in contact with the line.
Remote Automatic Reclosers (RARs)
Southern California Edison has completed the installation of RARs in the Grandview
Estates neighborhood. The RAR devices provide flexibility in the circuits to isolate an
outage to the smallest area possible, which should reduce the duration of outages
occurring throughout a neighborhood. The deployment of RARs is a strategy that is being
used to sectionalize the grid and allow portions of the circuit to remain energized during
an outage event. RAR devices were installed at the following locations:
• Manitowac Drive and Fond Du Lac Road
• Willow Wood Road and Silver Spur Road
• Montemalaga Drive and Silver Spur Road
4kV Cutover
Southern California Edison has received approval and is currently in the planning stage
of a partial 4kV cutover plan of the Arcturus 4kV circuit. This is part of a long-term solution
for the voltage issues experienced in the Grandview Estates neighborhood . This project
is currently in planning and design and due to extensive civil engineering and easements
will likely occur in the 2026 cycle.
Other potential solutions:
Given the extensive civil and easement work on the Arcturus cutover project, Southern
California Edison engineering is working on an alternative plan that will resolve customer
reliability and voltage concerns in a timely manner. This proposed project is in the early
planning phases and Southern California Edison will be able to share more details by the
end of June 2024.
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GRANDVIEW ESTATES RELIABILITY:
Southern California Edison reported the following outages for the Grandview Estates
neighborhood in 2023. This outage data includes momentary outages of less than 5
minutes.
01/2023 to 06/2023:
Venus Outage Count: 6
Jupiter Outage Count: 4
Quicksilver Outage Count: 7
07/2023 to 12/2023:
Venus Outage Count: 2
Jupiter Outage Count: 4
Quicksilver Outage Count: 2
Southern California Edison had six declared storm dates in 2023 on the following dates:
02/24/23, 02/25/23, 02/28/23, 03/01/23, 08/20/23, 10/29/23
Grandview Estates Neighborhood – Power outages
From 12/01/23 to 01/29/24, SCE reported zero unplanned outages on the Venus,
Jupiter and Quicksilver circuits that serve the Grandview Estates neighborhood.
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Jesse Villalpando
From:Celina Luna <CELINA.LUNA@SCE.COM>
Sent:Tuesday, January 30, 2024 10:56 AM
To:Ara Mihranian
Cc:Jesse Villalpando; Rudolph Gonzales
Subject:Request from Southern California Edison/ Grandview Estates Neighborhood Update
EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open any attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe!!!.
Ara,
Good morning and I hope you are having a wonderful week.
Southern California Edison is looking forward to providing an update at the February 6, 2024 City Council meeting.
At this meeting, we will share that Southern California Edison is working on approval for an alternate plan to address reliability
concerns in the Grandview Estates neighborhood. In order to plan and prepare for the this new proposal, we are requesting to
return after June 2024 to provide the next comprehensive update.
Over the last year, Southern California Edison has provided six updates on reliability in the Grandview Estates neighborhood,
and remains committed to being your partner, as evidenced by our participation in your weekly RPV Landslide Complex
Working Group. However, continuing a 60‐day cadence at City Council is not sustainable, nor provided to any other City in our
service territory.
We sincerely appreciate your cooperation on this request.
Regards,
Celina
Celina Luna
Government Relations Manager
Local Public Affairs
T. 626‐302‐5040 |PAX. 25040 | M. 213‐523‐8344| Email. celina.luna@sce.com
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