Dive Summary:

• Southern California Edison (SCE) failed to investigate power outages and downed poles during the 2011 windstorm that cut electricity to 440,000 customers, according to a report by state regulators.
• The California Public Utilities Commission created the report, which went on to fault the giant utility for not keeping the necessary evidence that would enable engineers to reconstruct the damage.
• A previous report had found similar deficiencies in the recovery efforts; there were no reported injuries or deaths during the 2011 storm.

From the article:

An internal report on the windstorm released last year found the utility was "slow to grasp the magnitude of damage" and so failed to meet its typical restoration target of 72 hours.

Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles County 10 days after the windstorm, allowing local governments to apply for state and federal funds to repair infrastructure. ...