For decades, what’s now known as southwestern Riverside County was primarily hidden in the shadows of the rapidly expanding Los Angeles and Orange counties. Generations of Native American tribes and farmers, then miners and railroad workers, pushed the region’s population to 139,000 by 1992. ...

There is no time like the present to prepare for an uncertain future. That’s the message Southern California Edison President and CEO Steve Powell delivered to industry leaders gathered recently at the Electric Power Research Institute Electrification 2022 conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. ...

Beyond the human suffering, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine provides the latest example of why transportation electrification must be a priority for global economies. The war’s disruption of global energy markets shows how important a strengthened, cleaner electric grid is to both clean energy and energy security, with the widespread adoption of electric vehicles as one component of that ongoing transition. ...