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PG&E briefs Lassen County on wildfire and EV programs; local plant operator asks board to push for interconnection
Summary
PG&E updated the Lassen County Board on wildfire-mitigation tools, vegetation management and its EV/solar planning; Mount Lassen Power's owner told the board the company's interconnection has stalled and asked the board to send a support letter to PG&E as the plant seeks to begin commissioning.
PG&E representatives visited the Lassen County Board of Supervisors to review local wildfire-mitigation work, their enhanced powerline settings and plans for electric-vehicle and solar programs, and to field questions from supervisors about service reliability and rural operations.
Brenda Narayan, PG&E government-affairs representative, said the company uses multiple layers of protection — including about 2,000 weather stations, an AlertCalifornia camera network and more than 44,000 line miles covered by Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings — to reduce ignition risk. David Hox, a PG&E public-safety specialist, said public-safety power…
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