PG&E Outlines Continued Risk-Informed Improvements to Wildfire Safety Efforts Through 2025
OAKLAND, Calif., March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Building upon proven layers of protection that have reduced wildfire risk from the company's equipment by more than 90%1, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today shared its multi-faceted, risk-informed strategy aimed at continuing to close the gap on the remaining 10% of wildfire risk. PG&E's 2023-2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP), submitted to California's Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (Energy Safety), details the company's continued efforts to construct, maintain and operate its system to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires and help keep its customers and hometowns safe.
- PG&E's WMP outlines critical layers of protection that work together to reduce wildfire ignition risk and strengthen PG&E's electric grid.
- When wildfire risk is elevated, these efforts are bolstered with operational mitigations that include Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS), and Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) under extreme conditions.
- Our Wildfire Mitigation Plan outlines multiple layers of protection we're using to stop catastrophic wildfires in our hometowns.
- Situational Awareness Improvements include enabling artificial intelligence to process wildfire camera data and provide automated wildfire notifications.