Population exposure to pre-emptive de-energization aimed at averting wildfires in Northern California

Recent extreme fire seasons in California have prompted utilities such as Pacific Gas and Electric to pre-emptively de-energize portions of the electrical grid during periods of extreme fire weather to reduce the risk of powerline-related fire ignitions. The policy was deployed in 2019, resulting in...

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Main Authors: John T Abatzoglou, Craig M Smith, Daniel L Swain, Thomas Ptak, Crystal A Kolden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aba135