Southern California Edison experienced more than 1,100 balloon-caused outages last year, with nearly a third of them ocurring in May and June. 

Before the desalination plants were built, Catalina Island endured periods of water rationing and importing water by barge during serious droughts.

Over the past 30 years, SCE’s desalination plants have become a critical piece of Catalina’s infrastructure — making everyday life possible. 

The desalination process strips salt out of ocean water from two underground saltwater beach wells to make it drinkable. 

Ron Hite, SCE senior manager for Catalina Island, inspects maintenance records at Desalination Plant #1, which has been operational since 1992.

Adjusting your home's temperature a few degrees with a smart thermostat is one way to conserve electricity and save money. 

The 220-kilovolt transmission towers were de-energized in turns so that helicopters could carefully string them through the new H-frame hybrid towers.