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Puget Sound Energy details wildfire-prevention tools, possible public-safety outages in Kittitas County
Summary
Puget Sound Energy told Kittitas County commissioners it finished much of its spring wildfire prevention work, is adding cameras and weather stations, and said a portable-battery pilot for medically vulnerable customers was approved by the UTC.
Corinne Vandegren, a Puget Sound Energy representative, updated Kittitas County commissioners on the utility’s wildfire-prevention work and reliability projects, and warned some measures could cause temporary outages for customers.
Vandegren told the commissioners the company has been finishing visual assessments and clearing trees within 25 feet of distribution and transmission lines, and has been replacing poles and aging wire. “We’re also installing some new tools in the area. So we have 6 more Pano AI smoke detecting cameras,” she said, adding those camera alerts will be shared with the Department of Natural Resources and local fire districts.
The update matters because the extra monitoring and line work are intended to…
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