Has developed protocols to pre-emptively shut off electricity in response to elevated wildfire risks? ☐ Yes ☒ No
Has previously pre-emptively shut off electricity in response to elevated wildfire risk? ☐ Yes ☒ NoIf yes, then provide the following data for calendar year 2020: N/A.
WSAB requested that POUs provide a clear roadmap as to where each statutory requirement is addressed within the POU WMP.
Table 2: Cross References to Statutory Requirements
| Requirement | Statutory Language | Location in WMP |
|---|---|---|
| Persons Responsible | PUC § 8387(b)(2)(A): An accounting of the responsibilities of persons responsible for executing the plan. | Section 3-B Page 4 |
| Objectives of the Plan | PUC § 8387(b)(2)(B): The objectives of the wildfire mitigation plan. | Section 2 Page: 2 |
| Preventive Strategies | PUC § 8387(b)(2)(C): A description of the preventive strategies and programs to be adopted by the local publicly owned electric utility or electrical cooperative to minimize the risk of its electrical lines and equipment causing catastrophic wildfires, including consideration of dynamic climate change risks. | Section 5 Page 9 |
| Evaluation Metrics | PUC § 8387(b)(2)(D): A description of the metrics the local publicly owned electric utility or electrical cooperative plans to use to evaluate the wildfire mitigation plan’s performance and the assumptions that underlie the use of those metrics. | Section 7-A Page 11 |
| Impact of Metrics | PUC § 8387(b)(2)(E): A discussion of how the application of previously identified metrics to previous wildfire mitigation plan performances has informed the wildfire mitigation plan. | Section 7-B Page 12 |
| Deenergization Protocols | PUC § 8387(b)(2)(F): Protocols for disabling reclosers and deenergizing portions of the electrical distribution system that consider the associated impacts on public safety, as well as protocols related to mitigating the public safety impacts of those protocols, including impacts on critical first responders and on health and communication infrastructure. | Section 5-E & F Page 10 |
| Customer Notification Procedures | PUC § 8387(b)(2)(G): Appropriate and feasible procedures for notifying a customer who may be impacted by the deenergizing of electrical lines. The procedures shall consider the need to notify, as a priority, critical first responders, health | Section 6 Page 11 |
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