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PG&E explains enhanced power-line safety settings and vegetation work; reliability numbers mixed
Summary
Pacific Gas & Electric told Fairfax the circuits serving the town run largely in high-fire-risk zones; company representatives described EPSS that cut power nearly instantly when lines are contacted, outlined customer notification options and noted ongoing vegetation management and outage-locating device rollouts.
Pacific Gas & Electric officials briefed the Fairfax Town Council on Wednesday about the company’s enhanced power‑line safety settings (EPSS), vegetation-management activities and reliability performance in the area, saying major overhead circuits serving Fairfax run through high fire-risk zones and that the utility is investing in outage detection and targeted mitigation.
What the settings do: Mark Van Gorder of PG&E explained that when EPSS is enabled a contact with an energized conductor generally causes the circuit to open in about one‑tenth of a second or less to prevent an ignition. He said the settings are typically enabled during the higher-risk fire season when weather…
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