Southern California – Bear Valley Electric Service and Southern California Edison are alerting customers of potential rolling blackouts on Monday, Nov. 25, between noon and 6 p.m. from transmission line de-energization throughout the High Desert and Mountain regions due to an elevated wildfire threat. BVES imports power through transmission lines operated by Southern California … [Read more...] about Potential Power Outages
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Bear Valley Electric ‘Throws the Switch’
Big Bear Lake, CA - Bear Valley Electric Service has completed construction on relocating three miles of power poles and electrical wires to state-of-the-art underground conduits along Big Bear Boulevard. The project, conducted in tandem with sidewalk upgrades by the City of Big Bear Lake, improves safety, reliability and aesthetics along Big Bear’s main tourist … [Read more...] about Bear Valley Electric ‘Throws the Switch’
Local Utility Scam Alert
Bear Valley Electric Service (BVES) is alerting customers to a current utility scam that seeks to swindle them out of their money by threatening to shut off their power if immediate payment is not received. The imposters are calling customers posing as representatives of the power company and are using tactics to pressure customers into calling a phone number and surrendering … [Read more...] about Local Utility Scam Alert
BVES Planned Power Outage for SCE Repairs
(PHOTO DATED 6/20/17) 6/23/17, 4:30pm - Bear Valley Electric Press Release: Due to damage caused by the Holcomb Fire to Southern California Edison’s (SCE) power lines that feed Big Bear Valley from Lucerne, SCE has been conducting repairs as efficiently as possible while minimizing interruptions to service. Tomorrow, Saturday June 24, 2017, SCE will be attempting to replace a … [Read more...] about BVES Planned Power Outage for SCE Repairs
Power Back to BVES Customers After So Cal Edison Outage
Big Bear Lake, CA , January 13, 20176 – In the past twenty-four hours, more than a foot of fresh snow has landed in the Big Bear region with the unintended consequence of knocking out power early Friday morning to the Big Bear Valley region, impacting thousands of BVES and Southern California Edison customers. SCE crews worked throughout the morning to restore power after an … [Read more...] about Power Back to BVES Customers After So Cal Edison Outage