SCE marks power outage tickets resolved without fixing the underlying issue
SCE closes active outage tickets as resolved via automated messaging without dispatching technicians or addressing the underlying problem, leaving tenants without power while property managers have no escalation path beyond reopening tickets that get closed again.
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Similar Problems
surfaced semanticallySCE blocks all contact channels, preventing new service activation for weeks
Property managers and new customers cannot start utility service with SCE because all phone and web channels route to dead ends with no human accessible, creating a month-long onboarding blockade for an essential monopoly service.
SCE IVR system prevents customers from reaching human support
Southern California Edison phone system uses a failing AI assistant that cannot understand customer requests after repeated attempts, with no clear path to a human agent — leaving customers unable to resolve time-sensitive service needs like technician dispatch.
SCE billing disputes require CPUC escalation to get resolved
SCE billing errors persist for over a year through normal customer service channels, with resolution only happening within 48 hours of filing a formal CPUC complaint — indicating the standard support process is structurally non-functional.
Multi-Day Power Outage With No Recourse Due to Utility Monopoly
A customer describes a 3-day power outage and repeated calls to an outsourced customer service line with no resolution, noting utilities face no competitive pressure to improve service. Highlights the lack of consumer leverage in monopoly utility markets.
Utility Outage Communication Fails to Match Reality During Extended Blackouts
A Southern California Edison customer endured a 24+ hour power outage with young children at home, receiving more than six conflicting restoration time estimates from agents, the website, and an AI system. The utility offers no hotel or spoiled-food reimbursement options, leaving affected households to absorb both the inconvenience and the cost of an unreliable monopoly service.
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