Palm Desert residents push back on late-night outage amid scorching heat

Palm Desert residents are questioning a planned 10 p.m.–7 a.m. maintenance outage affecting about 878 customers near Fred Warning Drive and Monterey Avenue during a heatwave; SCE says the outage is needed to keep the grid reliable and will come with advance notices. The outage was later rescheduled to August 9 at 10 p.m. due to customer concerns. Residents are taking precautions (dry ice for perishables, cooler sleeping arrangements) and are advised to check SCE’s outage map and prepare with flashlights, water and backup plans.