LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - The California Public Utilities Commission approved a proposal by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) to create cost-effective microgrids to reduce the number of customers affected by public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events and mitigate the impacts to those who remain affected.
For the project, PG&E is preparing to connect 63 substations across 19 counties, with eight of them in Lake County in locations including Clearlake, Clearlake Oaks, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville and Lakeport, reports Lake County News.
The substations will be ready to connect temporary generators as need arises during PSPS events, subject to operational logistics and generator availability.
Lake County was impacted by several of PSPS events last year, which PG&E used in response to severe weather conditions that it said threatened the electric system and could have resulted in wildland fires.
