PSPS DE-ENERGIZATION
Confidence to make the call.
Deciding when to implement different protocols is key to minimizing the impacts of wildfire and extreme weather risks. But how do you know the next right step?
PROACTIVE DECISIONS
Reduce the impact.
Wildfire and extreme weather mitigation relies on real-time and proactive decision-making. Incomplete and untimely data can create additional issues:
- Sweeping shutoffs impacting too many customers
- Regulatory penalties for execution issues
- Lack of documentation to justify decisions and outcomes
- Extended outages causing disruption and economic impact
- Loss of customer trust when alerts are issued without clarity
Million-dollar decisions under regulatory scrutiny.
Utility commissions nationwide are now expecting quantifiable risk analysis to justify every Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) decision, with electric utilities facing significant financial penalties for execution issues and additional scrutiny over customer outage minute impacts. Regulators expect documentation that can withstand rigorous review and defensible decision-making processes.
Traditional risk assessment tools weren’t designed for this level of scrutiny or the real-time, surgical decision-making that modern electric utility operations require.
PLAN YOUR STRATEGIES
Determine your operational playbooks across the wildfire risk journey.
Enhanced powerline safety settings (EPSS):
A protective system that automatically de-energizes power lines when faults are detected through sensors, reclosers, and fast trip technologies.
Public safety power shutoff (PSPS):
A manual, preemptive power shutdown in high-risk fire areas during extreme weather conditions.
Every electric utility’s risk journey is different.
Most electric utilities start with optimizing fault detection, automatic reclosers, and fast trip technologies to automatically de-energize lines when faults are detected. As risk exposure grows or regulatory requirements increase, utilities advance to PSPS – proactive manual shutdowns during extreme weather conditions.
Wherever you are on this journey, Technosylva provides the data-driven intelligence to make confident decisions at every stage.
Justify every move with data.
Traditional risk assessment tools weren’t designed for real-time decision-making. Technosylva’s PSPS and EPSS solutions transform wildfire risk management from reactive emergency responses to surgical, data-driven actions.
- Real-time wildfire and weather risk forecasting (up to 5 days out)
- Contextual impact modeling (population, buildings, and infrastructure)
- 8-hour fire spread simulation methodology
- Risk-benefit analysis for PSPS decisions
- EPSS optimization for safety, reliability, and efficiency
- Regulatory compliance documentation and reporting
- Measurable ROI through reduced outage durations, unnecessary shutoffs, faster re-energization, and greater grid resilience.
- Comprehensive wildfire and extreme weather risk forecasting capabilities
The modern tools electric utilities need.
Advanced Modeling
Predict fire behavior.
- 100+ million daily fire simulations
- 8-hour fire spread simulations provide granularity for confident, localized decision-making
- Real-time weather integration
- Machine learning-enhanced accuracy
Emergency Planning
Pre-position crews & resources.
- Resource allocation and positioning with up-to-date information
- Timely communication to every stakeholder by integrating multiple data sources
- One clear picture of wildfire threats to assets and communities
EPSS Integration
Prevent wildfire ignitions.
- Powerline safety settings optimization
- Ignition risk reduction analysis
- Asset-specific risk profiling
- Performance monitoring and validation
PSPS Decision Support
Know exactly where to power down.
- Real-time weather from station data with short-term forecasts
- Circuit-by-circuit risk assessment with segment-level visibility, enabling surgical PSPS decisions that minimize customer impact
- Population and infrastructure impact analysis
- Risk-benefit quantification tools
- Automated regulatory reporting
Trusted by electric utilities and fire agencies nationwide.
- Used by both electric utilities and fire agencies, including CAL FIRE
- Proven track record helping major investor-owned utilities strengthen grid resilience
- Battle-tested with 30+ billion simulations since 2017
- Regulatory acceptance and independent validation from multiple state commissions
- Industry leadership recognized through partnerships with leading utilities
“I worked in wildfire risk assessment and mitigation for several years in California, becoming a seasoned partner with Technosylva at multiple California utilities. When I arrived at Xcel Energy, and I was tasked with continuing to build wildfire mitigation programs across a multi-state jurisdiction, I was pleased that Xcel had partnered with Technosylva to build its initial toolset, and expanding these capabilities across the expanded service territory was the natural choice to deliver quality analysis and modeling in an accelerated time frame.
In the face of more frequent extreme weather events, these tools equip us with the situational awareness to make informed decisions in both our grid operations and our system hardening investments to mitigate against ignitions associated with our electrical facilities in the least disruptive manner for our customers.”
Paul McGregor, Xcel Energy
Vice President, Wildfire Risk Management
“Technosylva has been a tremendous partner for PG&E to enable unparalleled capabilities in understanding and predicting potential catastrophic wildfire risk associated with our electric system.”
Sumeet Singh
Executive Vice President, PG&E
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