As California’s Traditional Fire Season Starts, PGE Turns on Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings Across All High Fire-Risk Areas
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGE) said today that its Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) now protect approximately 3 million people, or more than 1 million customers, who live in high fire-risk areas within the company’s service area. The safety settings turn off power within one-tenth of a second when a fault, such as a tree limb coming into contact with a powerline, is detected.
As California’s Traditional Fire Season Starts, PGE Turns on Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings Across All High Fire-Risk Areas
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGE) said today that its Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) now protect approximately 3 million people, or more than 1 million customers, who live in high fire-risk areas within the company’s service area. The safety settings turn off power within one-tenth of a second when a fault, such as a tree limb coming into contact with a powerline, is detected.