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In an effort to reduce power system-caused wildfires, utilities carry out public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) in which portions of the grid are de-energized to mitigate the risk of ignition. The decision to call a PSPS must balance reducing…

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Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) are a pre-emptive strategy to mitigate the wildfires caused by power system malfunction. System operators implement PSPS to balance wildfire mitigation efforts through de-energization of transmission…

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With electric power infrastructure posing an increasing risk of igniting wildfires under continuing climate change, utilities are frequently de-energizing power lines to mitigate wildfire ignition risk, which can cause load shedding. Recent…

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Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) are a proactive strategy to mitigate fire hazards from power system infrastructure failures. System operators employ PSPS to deactivate portions of the electric grid with heightened wildfire risks to…

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Grid-ignited wildfires are one of the most destructive catastrophic events, profoundly affecting the built and natural environments. Burying power lines is an effective solution for mitigating the risk of wildfire ignition. However, it is a…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-02-19 Saeed Nematshahi , Amin Khodaei , Ali Arabnya

In power systems, the risk of wildfire ignition has increased significantly in recent years. The impact and severity of these events on energy dispatch, as well as their societal ramifications, make wildfire prevention critical for power…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-25 Tomás Tapia , Ryan Piansky , Yury Dvorkin , Jean-Paul Watson

With electric power infrastructure increasingly susceptible to impacts from climate-driven natural disasters, there is an increasing need for optimization algorithms that determine where to harden the power grid. Prior work has primarily…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-10 Ryan Piansky , Daniel K. Molzahn , Nicole D. Jackson , J. Kyle Skolfield

Public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) are a common pre-emptive measure to reduce wildfire risk due to power system equipment. System operators use PSPS to de-energize electric grid elements that are either prone to failure or located in…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-07 Ryan Greenough , Kohei Murakami , Michael Davidson , Jan Kleissl , Adil Khurram

Power grid infrastructure is an increasingly significant source of wildfire ignitions and poses severe risks to communities in fire-prone regions. Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) have emerged as a critical operational tool for utilities…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-30 Prasanna Raut , Chaoyue Zhao , Alexandre Moreira

Electric grid faults can cause catastrophic wildfires, particularly in regions with high winds and low humidity. In real-time operations, electric utilities are often left with few options for wildfire risk mitigation, leading to use of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-17 Noah Rhodes , Lewis Ntaimo , Line Roald

Electric grid faults are increasingly the source of ignition for major wildfires. To reduce the likelihood of such ignitions in high risk situations, utilities use pre-emptive deenergization of power lines, commonly referred to as Public…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-28 Noah Rhodes , Carleton Coffrin , Line Roald

As wildfires in the United States are becoming more frequent and severe, mitigating wildfire ignition risk from power line faults is an increasingly crucial effort. Long-term ignition prevention strategies, especially converting overhead…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-29 Sofia Taylor , Line A. Roald

Public utilities are faced with situations where high winds can bring trees and debris into contact with energized power lines and other equipments, which could ignite wildfires. As a result, they need to turn off power during severe…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-14 Aniruddha Rajendra Rao , Chandrasekar Venkatraman , Robert Ellis , Chetan Gupta

Utilities in California conduct Public Safety Power Shut-offs (PSPSs) to eliminate the elevated chances of wildfire ignitions caused by power lines during extreme weather conditions. We propose Wildfire Risk Aware operation planning Problem…

Applications · Statistics 2022-07-15 Reza Bayani , Muhammad Waseem , Saeed D. Manshadi , Hassan Davani

Wildfires and other extreme weather conditions due to climate change are stressing the aging electrical infrastructure. Power utilities have implemented public safety power shutoffs as a method to mitigate the risk of wildfire by…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-13 Muhammad Waseem , Arash F. Soofi , Saeed D. Manshadi

As climate change increases the risk of large-scale wildfires, wildfire ignitions from electric power lines are a growing concern. To mitigate the wildfire ignition risk, many electric utilities de-energize power lines to prevent electric…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-07 Sofia Taylor , Gabriela Setyawan , Bai Cui , Ahmed Zamzam , Line A. Roald

The increasing number of wildfires in recent years consistently challenges the safe and reliable operations of power systems. To prevent power lines and other electrical components from causing wildfires under extreme conditions, electric…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-26 Yuqi Zhou , Ahmed Zamzam , Andrey Bernstein

Faults on power lines and other electric equipment are known to cause wildfire ignitions. To mitigate the threat of wildfire ignitions from electric power infrastructure, many utilities preemptively de-energize power lines, which may result…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-10 Ryan Piansky , Sofia Taylor , Noah Rhodes , Daniel K. Molzahn , Line A. Roald , Jean-Paul Watson

Wildfires ignited by the power lines have become increasingly common over the past decade. Enhancing the operational and financial resilience of power grids against wildfires involves a multifaceted approach. Key proactive measures include…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-02-19 Saeed Nematshahi , Amin Khodaei , Ali Arabnya
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