Bear Valley Electric crews continue to power through and make progress on electric outages in the Big Bear Valley. According to Operations Supervisor John Dykesten this afternoon [January 26], “We’re making steady progress, and almost got most of our major outages restored.” Among those service areas to be restored since Monday are the Comstock area of Big Bear Lake, a large … [Read more...] about Bear Valley Electric Continues to Power Through on Outage Repair; Additional Crews Coming to Big Bear
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Big Bear Valley in Recovery from Epic Storm; Monday Morning Update on Power, Roads, Schools, Mail, Emergency Shelter
Big Bear Valley, CA -- Last week’s storms were epic, in that we received five feet of snow in the Big Bear Valley, prompting a state of emergency to be declared by the County of San Bernardino. Though we had a beautiful, sunny weekend, many of us (if not most of us) have gone hours or even days without power, phone, cable, Internet, water and transportation. In terms of power … [Read more...] about Big Bear Valley in Recovery from Epic Storm; Monday Morning Update on Power, Roads, Schools, Mail, Emergency Shelter
Trees Down and Lights Out; Bear Valley Electric Working to Restore Thursday Afternoon Outage (Update: Weather-Prompted Outages Continue Into Saturday)
Big Bear Valley, CA -- The lights went out in the Big Bear Valley, just before 2pm on Thursday, January 21. Affected areas include the South Shore communities, east of the Village of Big Bear Lake and including Moonridge, Sugarloaf and Erwin Lake (as well as the studios of KBHR in Big Bear City), according to Bear Valley Electric. Those on the North Shore, Fawnskin and Boulder … [Read more...] about Trees Down and Lights Out; Bear Valley Electric Working to Restore Thursday Afternoon Outage (Update: Weather-Prompted Outages Continue Into Saturday)
Bear Valley Electric Crews Work Through the Night to Replace Storm-Toppled Power Poles; Electricity Expected in Baldwin Lake This Afternoon (Update: Lights On!)
Big Bear Valley - Baldwin Lake, CA -- Yesterday afternoon [January 18] just before 12:30pm, strong winds up to and exceeding 60 miles per hour resulted in (we’re told, now) five Bear Valley Electric power poles being sheared in the Baldwin Lake area, resulting in a near Valley-wide power outage. By 3:30pm, power was briefly restored to all Valley residents, with the exception … [Read more...] about Bear Valley Electric Crews Work Through the Night to Replace Storm-Toppled Power Poles; Electricity Expected in Baldwin Lake This Afternoon (Update: Lights On!)
Consecutive Power Outages Kept Lights Out in the Big Bear Valley
At approximately 12:25pm this afternoon, electricity was lost in many areas of the Big Bear Valley. Upon investigation, Bear Valley Electric reported four sheared power poles were downed on Baldwin Lake Road near the Baldwin Lake stables. High winds, gusting up to 60 miles per hour, are believed to have created the problem. Power was briefly restored to all Valley residents, … [Read more...] about Consecutive Power Outages Kept Lights Out in the Big Bear Valley