Resiliency is defined as the ability to withstand a “high impact-low probability“ event with little or no customer outage impact.
California is faced with a dramatic increase in the number and intensity of wildfires. Regulators and other stakeholders demand resilient solutions. Explore the new fire mitigation programs by SCE and PG&E that include weather stations and forecasting, real-time monitoring, enhanced vegetation management, covered conductor, pole hardening, strategic undergrounding, re-inspections of critical electric infrastructure and use of Public Safety Power Shut-offs to proactively shut down power based on extreme conditions.
In Florida, the electric utilities have spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the past several years on engineered solutions to “harden” overhead T&D lines against severe storms and hurricanes and, in some cases, underground some of their distribution lines. Learn about FPL's Storm Secure pilot program and plans for the future.
After Hurricane Harvey inundated much of Houston with over 50 inches of rainfall, 85% of the voters in Harris County, Texas passed a far-reaching $2.5 Billion flood infrastructure bond. See how Centerpointe Energy responded to the 2017 floods and the Polar Vortex of Feb, 2021 and how they are better prepared for the next big storm.
In this 2022 IEEE PES T&D Conference session, Examine the success of these utilities with their regulators, customers and other stakeholders. Learn the costs and benefits of a resiliency program and discover the challenges of planning, permitting and executing these initiatives.
Speakers include:
- Mike Beehler, Mike Beehler & Associates, LLC
- Mark Esguera, Pacific Gas & Electric
- Randy Pryor, CenterPoint Energy
- Bill Chiu, Managing Director Southern California Edison
- Tom Gwaltney, Florida Power & Light
- Room: Rm 298
- Session Number: PN10
Tuesday, April 26, 2022: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
