Electrifying Facts
This household appliance uses the most electricity in an average home.
What is the refrigerator?
This commission regulates utility rates in California.
What is the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)?
Electricity starts its journey at this type of facility.
What is a power plant?
These strong, dry winds often fuel wildfires in Southern California.
What are Santa Ana winds?
SCE’s headquarters is located in this California city.
What is Rosemead?
This U.S. state consumes the most electricity overall.
What is Texas?
A GRC typically occurs every how many years for major utilities?
What is three years?
These tall structures carry high-voltage lines across long distances.
What are transmission towers?
This mountain range is a common hotspot for wildfires near Los Angeles.
What are the San Gabriel Mountains?
SCE serves customers primarily in this U.S. state.
What is California?
The average lightning bolt contains this many volts.
What is about 300 million volts?
This term describes the cost of building and maintaining infrastructure that utilities recover through rates.
What is rate base?
This equipment steps down voltage at substations for distribution.
What is a transformer?
Multiple California utilities use this safety measure to prevent wildfires during extreme conditions.
What is Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS)?
SCE serves approximately this many customer accounts.
What is about 5 million?
This animal can generate electricity to stun its prey.
What is an electric eel?
Utilities must file this type of application to request changes in rates.
What is a General Rate Case application?
These lines deliver electricity from substations to homes and businesses.
What are distribution lines?
This county has historically experienced some of the largest wildfires in Southern California.
What is Los Angeles County?
SCE was originally founded this year.
What is 1886?
This everyday item was the first to be powered by electricity in homes.
What is the light bulb?
This principle ensures utilities can recover costs but not earn excessive profits.
What is just and reasonable rates?
This term describes the interconnected network delivering electricity to consumers.
What is the electric grid?
This term refers to clearing vegetation around homes to reduce wildfire danger.
What is defensible space?
SCE played a major role in electrifying this iconic Los Angeles landmark in 1923.
What is the Hollywood sign?