Monitor Environmental Triggers to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Environmental “triggers” will initiate changes in standard electric utility operating procedures to emphasize wildfire prevention.
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Tony Sleva, President
Jul 184 min read
Essential to Wildfire Preparedness: Studying Prior Data
By ensuring electric utilities have historic data sets documented, the Wildfire Awareness Manager can create a wildfire preparedness plan.
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Tony Sleva, President
Jul 115 min read
New Wildfire Awareness Managers Will Aid Electric Utilities
Electric utilities can hire a Wildfire Awareness Manager to significantly reduce the risk of their power lines igniting wildfires.
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Alyssa Sleva-Horine
Mar 142 min read
Electric Utilities Must Prepare for Wildfire Allegations with Risk Assessments
At the end of February 2024, wildfires began to burn across the Texas Panhandle. Two large fires did the most damage: The Smokehouse...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jan 44 min read
2024 Goals: Wildfire Risk Reduction, Continuing Education, and R&D Funding
At Prescient, our goal is to work with electric utilities to integrate next generation concepts into grid design and operating practices....
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Alyssa Sleva-Horine
Nov 2, 20215 min read
Climate Change-Related Severe Weather Causes Widespread Power Outages
This is part two of a series on climate change and the electric power industry. Electricity production from fossil fuels is contributing...
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Tony Sleva, President
Apr 27, 20215 min read
Preventing Wildfires by Mimicking Ground Fault Interrupters
When electrical systems are installed in residences, safety is a primary consideration. Among other technologies designed to keep people...
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Alyssa Sleva-Horine
Apr 20, 20216 min read
How Do Wildfires Spread So Quickly?
On a recent weekend in mid-April, much of Northwest Oregon was issued a red flag warning by the National Weather Service, one of the...
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Tony Sleva, President
Apr 13, 20215 min read
Rolling Blackouts: The Last Choice for Wildfire Prevention
Though often called rolling blackouts in the news, a better term for an outage used as a safety measure to prevent wildfires is...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jan 12, 20215 min read
3 Key Factors for Preventing Power Line Wildfires
When drought conditions occur, wildfires can be caused by power line faults. While current mitigation techniques are somewhat effective,...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jan 5, 20214 min read
Calculating Risk of Wildfires Caused by Faulted Electric Power Lines
Prescient's innovative wildfire risk assessment tool can calculate the risk of a faulted power lines causing nearby vegetation to ignite.
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Tony Sleva, President
Dec 15, 20204 min read
How Do Power Lines Cause Wildfires?
In this post, we’ll take a deeper look at factors that influence power line-based wildfires, as well as preventative measures.
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