Big Bear News - Big Bear Lake, CA - UPDATE: This afternoon's potential PSPS from Bear Valley Electric has ended early at 3:30pm due to increasingly slowing wind conditions. In addition to tonight’s planned SCE outage, BVES has announced a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff today, Friday, October 16, 2026. This is due to high winds and potential fire danger specifically … [Read more...] about BVES Potential PSPS Today 12noon to 6pm for West End Customers: UPDATE: This Potential PSPS Has Ended as of 3:30PM
Fire/Safety
Potential Public Safety Power Shutoff on Saturday
Big Bear News - Big Bear Lake, CA - Bear Valley Electric, Inc., is informing the community that Southern California Edison (SCE) may be enacting a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) on Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 12:01 am (midnight) to 9 pm. This period of concern is due to high winds and fire conditions that may affect their lines serving the Big Bear area. There is no … [Read more...] about Potential Public Safety Power Shutoff on Saturday
Potential Public Safety Power Shutoff This Weekend
Big Bear News - Big Bear Lake, CA - Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. (BVES) is notifying customers that Southern California Edison (SCE) is monitoring transmission lines serving the BVES system for a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). The overall period of concern is from 6:00pm on Saturday, September 26, 2026, through 3:00am on Monday, September 28, 2026. These … [Read more...] about Potential Public Safety Power Shutoff This Weekend
BVES Deploys Robot Technology to Quickly, Affordably Harden Grid Against Wildfire
Big Bear News - Big Bear Lake, CA - Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. (BVES) has partnered with wildfire prevention startup Witching Hour to deploy a novel robot technology aimed at hardening the grid against fire danger. The solution allows BVES to insulate bare wires in place, a method that costs just a fraction of traditional wire hardening methods while allowing the … [Read more...] about BVES Deploys Robot Technology to Quickly, Affordably Harden Grid Against Wildfire
UPDATE: SCE Public Safety Power Shutoff Has Been CLEARED: Potential PSPS Could Affect Big Bear Valley This Saturday
Big Bear News - Big Bear, CA - Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc., is informing the public that due to projected high winds and dangerous fire conditions, the primary Southern California Edison transmission lines serving Big Bear Valley from Lucerne Valley meet SCE’s criteria for possible Public Safety Power Shutoff Saturday, September 5th, from midnight to midnight. That … [Read more...] about UPDATE: SCE Public Safety Power Shutoff Has Been CLEARED: Potential PSPS Could Affect Big Bear Valley This Saturday