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PG&E Increases Power Safety Settings in Lassen and Plumas County

Wednesday, June 22

PG&E has increased the sensitivity of its power safety settings throughout high fire-risk areas. By doing so the line will shut off power within a tenth of a second when a fault is detected, such as a tree limb falling on the line. This... Read More.

PG&E Expands Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings Across 25,000 Miles of Lines

Wednesday, April 6

PG&E expands their enhanced powerline safety settings across over 25 thousand miles of its distribution lines in high fire threat areas. This technology means when a storm blows a tree branch onto a line the system will automatically shut off power to that line... Read More.