Although there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to reducing wildfire risk, strategies that prioritize speed, resilience, early detection and prevention, and added intelligence are vital to harden the grid and they’re paying off—dramatically reducing risks...
The plan would raise a typical residential bill by more than 9.5%, but “doing more to mitigate wildfire risk requires substantial investment,” the utility told regulators. Xcel Energy on Thursday filed a $1.9 billion wildfire mitigation plan with the Colorado Public...
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) is deploying innovative and emerging technologies, including a remotely operated controlled-burn system, next-generation drones and wireless remote grids, building on the proven layers of protection that reduced wildfire risk...
Lower Risk Of Wildfires Along T&D Systems Long Term The catastrophic fires that have struck the U.S. states of California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona in recent years are proving to be part of a new era and no longer isolated occurrences....
How Utilities Can Dramatically Reduce Wildfire Risk Searing temperatures are testing the electric grid like never before. Extreme-weather events, such as severe droughts fueled by climate change, have created ideal conditions for wildfires in the Western US. According...
If you wanted to create a recipe for disaster, the beginning of the 2021 wildfire season would be a good place to start. Nearly 90% of the western U.S. is suffering through extreme drought. The snowpack set new low levels there as well. A record-breaking heatwave...
