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Avista outlines wildfire resiliency measures, warns of longer summer outages
Summary
Avista briefed the Spokane County commissioners on wildfire-resiliency upgrades — from grid hardening and vegetation scanning to weather stations and public safety power shutoffs — and said customers should expect longer, more frequent outages during high fire-risk periods.
Avista representatives told Spokane County commissioners on July 22 that the utility has expanded a multi-year wildfire resiliency plan and is deploying several new tools to reduce the risk of utility‑sparked wildfires and to improve response. The plan includes strategic undergrounding of high‑risk lines where financially appropriate; replacement of wooden poles with steel; installation of fire‑resistant mesh on pole bases; enhanced, conductor upgrades; and annual, satellite- and drone-based scanning of vegetation along distribution lines. Avista said it now scans ‘‘100%’’ of its lines for dead or dying trees and removes high‑risk trees as identified. Avista said it is also adding situational‑awareness tools: between…
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