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Avista, PSE opt out of public safety power cutoffs for 2021 fire season

Avista, PSE opt out of public safety power cutoffs for 2021 fire season By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times Published: June 1, 2021, 7:39am Share: Two Washington electric utilities buffeted by serious power line fires during last September’s windstorms have opted not to develop plans for public safety power shut-offs that could be used to prevent the ignition of such blazes. During those windstorms, a fire started by a sparking Avista Corp. line destroyed 121 homes in the Malden area of Eastern Washington. Others that flared in Western Washington destroyed seven homes in an area of Pierce County served by Puget Sound Energy.

A literal tinderbox : Oregon regulators brace for 2021 wildfire season with temporary utility rules

Dive Brief: The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) last week issued a series of temporary rules to govern utility deployments of public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) as well as reporting requirements for the 2021 wildfire season. The rules, which will apply to investor-owned utilities like Portland General Electric and Pacific Power, will remain in effect until mid-November. Regulators are simultaneously crafting permanent rules in collaboration with the utilities and communities. Deploying safety shut-offs is an extreme decision, Commissioner Letha Tawney acknowledged during a meeting last week. At the same time, extreme weather conditions  especially high wind  tests even the best built and maintained electrical systems, she added.

Oregon OKs New Temporary Rules For Cutting Off Power During Wildfire Season

Chance Johnson hugs Sarah Hunter the two loaded a horse into a trailer to be evacuated north on Sept. 9 2020 in Canby, Oregon. Four wildfires continued gaining ground in Clackamas County aided by high winds. Oregonians may have to get used to the idea of losing power during wildfire seasons, something that became a greater possibility with the Public Utility Commission approval of temporary rules for cutting off electricity when power lines threaten to spark a fire The temporary rules govern how investor-owned utilities should de-energize power lines during the 2021 wildfire season. Those utilities include Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, and Idaho Power. A “public safety power shut off” (PSPS) would be considered a last-resort tool to prevent wildfires and keep those already ignited from further spreading into communities when extreme and dangerous weather conditions are present.

Other utilities cut power to reduce Labor Day fire risks Pacific Power did not Now it may face the consequences

Other utilities cut power to reduce Labor Day fire risks Pacific Power did not Now it may face the consequences
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