EEI Electric Perspectives | March 2026

Technosylva Director of Fire Science Adrián Cardil joins PG&E Senior Manager of Consequence Data Science Manuj Sharma on the Edison Electric Institute’s Electric Perspectives podcast to discuss a groundbreaking pilot project using advanced fire spread simulations to address urban conflagration — large, fast-moving fires that spread from structure to structure in densely populated communities. The conversation covers how Technosylva’s modeling technology, including its dynamic building loss factor model trained on nearly 200,000 structures, is helping PG&E improve wildfire mitigation, planning, and operational decision-making. Cardil also explains how running 5 billion fire simulations across the U.S. daily enables utilities to identify where and when fires are most likely to become catastrophic, supporting grid hardening, vegetation management, and Public Safety Power Shutoff planning.