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PG&E Investing $18 Billion Toward Wildfire Mitigation

March 28, 2023 admin Business, news, PG&E, power lines, psps, public safety power shutoffs, socal edison, T&D, transmission and distribution, wildfire mitigation plan, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:05:23 +0000

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) said it plans to invest $18 billion toward its wildfire prevention program through 2025 after sustaining major financial losses from fire-related claims over the past few years. PG&E filed for bankruptcy in 2019, and has paid billions of dollars in settlement awards tied to criminal and civil liabilities […]

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A New Approach for Gas-Insulated Substations

August 11, 2022 admin Business, gas-insulated substation, gis, news, Smart Grid, substation, T&D, Technology, transmission and distribution

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:40:05 +0000

For decades, gas-insulated substations (GIS) have been used primarily in densely populated metropolitan areas. They take up only 10% of the footprint of outdoor or air-insulated substations and provide reliable medium- and low-voltage service where space needed to service areas for industrial locations, hospitals, and housing may be limited. However, as rural environments become desirable […]

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