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Horizon West says SunCrest SVC site is hardened, monitored and isolated from retail customers
Summary
Horizon West told regulators that its SunCrest Static VAR Compensator site in San Diego County is transmission‑only, hardscaped with perimeter walls and cameras, equipped with transformer oil‑and‑gas monitoring and supported by contracted fire‑brigade resources; it reported no utility‑caused ignitions in site history.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY — Horizon West Transmission described operational and facility measures at its SunCrest Static VAR Compensator (SVC) site during a statewide wildfire mitigation workshop, stressing that the facility is transmission‑only, has no retail customers and has had no utility‑caused ignitions. "The facility has no distribution, no retail loads, no generation, and no retail customers," said Lenille Gardner, senior regulatory affairs manager for Horizon West.
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