Experts claim that power grid failures occurred prior to the start of the wildfires in Los Angeles.

The same areas where three of this week's major wildfires are currently burning have experienced a significant increase in electrical faults, according to a company that monitors electrical activity.

Whisker Labs' chief executive, Bob Marshall, informed Planet Chronicle Digital that the company experienced a rise in errors in the hours leading up to the Eaton, Palisades, and Hurst Fires.

Marshall stated that his company has approximately 14,000 "ting" sensors spread across Los Angeles, which can detect and identify faults caused by electrical arcs. Whisker Labs uses its network of sensors in homes to monitor the electric utility grid with exceptional precision and accuracy.

"Tree limbs touching wires or wires blowing in the wind and touching cause faults, which create sparks and are detected," Marshall explained.

At the time the fires ignited, intense Santa Ana winds were blowing across Los Angeles. Other causes include faulty electric equipment igniting, a sudden surge in demand or earthquake tremors.

The data shared with Planet Chronicle Digital from the company is astonishing.

In the Palisades area, the largest of the fires currently burning, there were 63 faults in the two to three hours prior to the ignition of the fire, according to Marshall.

In the area, 12,300 homes and buildings have been burned by the blaze, and the death toll has increased to 11 people. Authorities expect the number of fatalities to continue rising.

"The Eaton Fire near Altadena had 317 grid faults in the hours before ignition, while the Hurst Fire had approximately 230 faults measured on the sensor network."

He said on a typical day there are very few faults.

Faults can cause sparks that ignite vegetation, creating a match on the landscape. High winds can then carry the flames at rapid speeds.

The wildfires that devastated large areas of Los Angeles have not yet been fully investigated, but a possible cause could be a sudden increase in power grid faults.

"We cannot determine if any of those faults caused the fire, as we do not know that," Marshall stated. "Our data shows that there were rising faults in the grid near where the fires started."

The data indicates that the power was not immediately shut off when the faults were increasing, as stated by him.

He emphasized that it is impossible to determine with certainty whether any of the flaws led to the fire.

Currently, Whisker Labs is not sharing its data with utility companies, despite having had discussions about its potential use.

Ting sensors alert homeowners of power surges, allowing them to take precautions against house fires. Marshall stated that the company has approximately one million ting sensors spread across the U.S.

In the event of a power surge, appliances and devices may be damaged, and in severe cases, it can lead to a house fire, as Marshall stated.

The technology can prevent 80% of potential house fires, he said, as it is both smart and super sophisticated.

If the sensor detects a fault, the home sensor app notifies the user, who can then arrange for an electrician to fix the issue.

"We measure 30 million electrical signals every second with AI-powered sensors. We then stream the data to a cloud designed to detect electrical faults in homes. Our network of sensors detects faults on the grid by simultaneously measuring them with many sensors in a community. If there's a fault in your home, it only affects that single sensor, not the entire community."

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power failed to proactively shut off power to prevent wildfires, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Friday, based on regulatory filings.

After wildfires have been sparked by utilities in the past, every other big California power company has implemented a preventative measure, according to the Journal.

An LADWP spokesperson stated that they have implemented safety measures, including disabling technology that automatically restores power after an outage, to prevent widespread power outages. She also pointed out that such outages could be detrimental to emergency services.

Planet Chronicle' Brie Stimson contributed to this report.