From Prevention to Power Shutdowns: How Utilities Are Responding to Wildfire Threats

February 19, 2025

A discussion on Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) and other mitigation strategies utilities are employing to reduce the risk of wildfire ignition and damage, while balancing customer needs and safety.

Featuring:
Catherine Morehouse

Energy Reporter

Politico

 Joe Wilson

Regional Vice President

Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Emily Fisher

Chief Strategy Officer

Smart Electric Power Alliance

 Eric Grey

Vice President, Government Relations

Edison Electric Institute
 

Co-Host:
 

Event Summary

 

 

Resources on Wildfire Risk Mitigation

OurEnergyPolicy Event Summary:
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OurEnergyPolicy Event Summary: "From Prevention to Power Shutdown: How Utilities Are Responding to Wildfires
February 27, 2025
OurEnergyPolicy
A Strategic Framework for Utility Cost Control
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A Strategic Framework for Utility Cost Control
February 27, 2025
Rocky Mountain Institute
Risk Assessment of Transmission Lines Against Grid-Ignited Wildfires
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Risk Assessment of Transmission Lines Against Grid-Ignited Wildfires
January 21, 2025
IEEE
Solar Energy Resource Availability Under Extreme and Historical Wildfire Smoke Conditions
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Solar Energy Resource Availability Under Extreme and Historical Wildfire Smoke Conditions
January 2, 2025
Nature Communications
From Wildfire to Wealth: Growing Resilient Forest Economies in Colorado’s Wildfire-Prone Communities
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From Wildfire to Wealth: Growing Resilient Forest Economies in Colorado’s Wildfire-Prone Communities
November 27, 2024
Rocky Mountain Institute
Wildfires and the Grid Fact Sheet
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Wildfires and the Grid Fact Sheet
November 27, 2024
National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
Air Quality Life Index United States Fact Sheet
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Air Quality Life Index United States Fact Sheet
August 29, 2024
Air Quality Life Index
Aligning Corporate Value Chains to Global Climate Goals
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Aligning Corporate Value Chains to Global Climate Goals
July 1, 2024
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
Evidence Synthesis Report Part 1: Carbon Credits
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Evidence Synthesis Report Part 1: Carbon Credits
July 1, 2024
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
10 Best Practices to Reduce the Risk of Power Line Wildfires
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10 Best Practices to Reduce the Risk of Power Line Wildfires
June 10, 2024
Prescient Transmission Systems
Remote Grids Powering Isolated Customers
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Remote Grids Powering Isolated Customers
October 5, 2023
Smart Electric Power Alliance
Analysis of Utility Wildfire Risk Assessments and Mitigations in California
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Analysis of Utility Wildfire Risk Assessments and Mitigations in California
August 2, 2023
ScienceDirect
Power System Wildfire Risks and Potential Solutions: A Literature Review & Proposed Metric
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Power System Wildfire Risks and Potential Solutions: A Literature Review & Proposed Metric
June 27, 2023
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Power Grid Resilience Under Wildfire: A Review on Challenges and Solutions
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Power Grid Resilience Under Wildfire: A Review on Challenges and Solutions
December 27, 2022
IEEE
Wildfire Risk Reduction: Effects of the Draft Energy Infrastructure Act
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Wildfire Risk Reduction: Effects of the Draft Energy Infrastructure Act
July 14, 2021
Resources for the Future
Rebuilding for a Resilient Recovery: Planning in California's Wildland Urban Interface
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Rebuilding for a Resilient Recovery: Planning in California's Wildland Urban Interface
June 10, 2021
Next 10, UC Berkeley Center for Community Innovation