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| Help Us Protect SCE Rights‑of‑Way |
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| Southern California Edison’s transmission lines transport electricity throughout our service area and your jurisdiction. These high-voltage power lines are protected by rights-of-way (ROWs), corridors of land of varying dimensions along each side of the lines. |
| For more first responder safety information and to order our FREE safety kit, visit the SCE e-SMARTresponders website. |
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| We always need free and clear access to our ROWs, and so do you. We need access for inspections and maintenance activities so that we can ensure the safe and reliable operation of critical energy lines. You need access to respond to any emergencies occurring in the ROW. Help us protect our access by being aware of SCE ROWs and knowing the location of electric transmission lines in your jurisdiction. |
| How You Can Help |
| Damage to overhead or underground transmission power lines can lead to extensive power outages, fires and electrical shock injuries or deaths. You can help by being alert to unauthorized activities in the SCE ROWs in your community. Watch for: |
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Construction activities or obstructions. Developers, contractors and homeowners must have permission from SCE for construction or grading activities within a ROW easement, including erecting fences; installing drains, ditches, wells or irrigation lines; establishing vehicle crossings; changing the elevation or grade; and pile driving or drilling. All of these activities can damage buried transmission lines and may require special precautions, utility oversight and/or additional permits from municipalities. |
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If you see construction or excavation in a SCE ROW with no utility personnel present, please call us to report it. These activities can damage buried power lines and may block access for our personnel or for safety crews in the event of an emergency. |
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Trees or other vegetation planted within our ROWs. Trees can grow into power lines and/or interfere with fire safety, facility maintenance and leak detection activities. |
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Suspicious activity near a transmission tower or within a ROW easement. If you observe unusual activity that concerns you, call SCE at 1‑800‑611‑1911 to report it immediately. |
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| Would You Like to Know More? |
| Additional utility safety tips, case studies, instructional videos and educational tools can all be found, at no charge to you, at sce.e-smartresponders.com. |
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