Southern California Edison

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Southern California Edison (SCE) is the primary electric utility company for much of Southern California, United States. It provides 15 million people with electricity across a service territory of approximately 50,000 square miles. SCE owns all of its electrical transmission facilities and equipment. Deregulation of California's electricity market in the late 1990s forced the company to sell many of its power plants. SCE retained its hydroelectric plants, totaling about 1,200 MW, and a 75% share of the 2,150-MW San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station which was decommissioned in 2013. In addition to its electric business, SCE operates the sole gas utility and water utility on Santa Catalina Island, under the names Catalina Island Gas Company and Catalina Island Water Company. Many wildfires have been attributed to SCE's equipment, and SCE is named as the subject of numerous lawsuits alleging negligence as a cause, including for the Eaton Fire.

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