Interim Update (1): Damage and Hazards Found After Safety Shutoff Confirm That Turning Off Power was the Right Decision
October 15 2019 - 8:45PM
Business Wire
Preliminary Review Confirms More than 100
Incidents of Damage and Hazard Locations
Photos Available Online, More Expected in
Coming Days
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today released
photos of wind-related damage and hazards that were found during
inspections following last week’s Public Safety Power Shutoff
(PSPS). The company is making these findings available on its
website at www.pge.com/pspsupdates as the reviews are completed,
with more expected in the coming days.
The 100-plus incidents of damage or hazards were spread widely
across PG&E’s PSPS footprint. Wind gusts exceeded 50 mph in 16
of the 35 counties in the PSPS footprint, and damage or hazards
were found in nearly all of them. It is possible that these damages
and hazards represented potential sources of wildfire ignition.
Some examples:
- In Glenn County, a large tree limb was found lying across an
electric line.
- In Napa County, a large tree limb was found tangled with a span
of wires.
- In Santa Clara County, a very large tree branch fell through
lines connected to a house.
- In Santa Cruz County, a tree fell across the lines.
- In Shasta County, a large tree fell into the lines pulling a
utility pole from its foundation.
PG&E teams continue to review the reports from safety
inspections of 25,000 miles of distribution lines and 2,500 miles
of transmission lines, a combined distance that’s longer than a
trip around the Earth. As additional information and insights are
gathered, the company will make the findings available on its
website (www.pge.com/pspsupdates) until the review is complete.
“While we understand and recognize the major disruption this
PSPS event imposed on our customers and the general public, these
findings suggest that we made the right call, and importantly no
catastrophic wildfires were started,” said Michael Lewis,
PG&E’s senior vice president of Electric Operations.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers
some of the nation’s cleanest energy to 16 million people in
Northern and Central California. For more information, visit
www.pge.com and www.pge.com/news.
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