BPA Wildfire Mitigation Program 2022 Public Briefing Overview
The BPA Wildfire Mitigation Program 2022 Public Briefing, held on April 28, 2022, highlighted various aspects including the fire season outlook, wildfire mitigation plan, public safety power shutoff, and strategic management updates. The program aims to address wildfire risks in the BPA service territory with a focus on proactive measures and coordination efforts. Important updates were shared regarding the current weather outlook, lessons learned, and the overall approach to mitigating wildfires. The presentation emphasized the importance of preparedness and continuous improvement in wildfire management strategies.
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B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Wildfire Mitigation Program 2022 Public Briefing April 28, 2022
B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Agenda 2022 Fire Season Weather Outlook Wildfire Mitigation Plan Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Wildfire Mitigation Program Team Looking Ahead 2
B B O O N N N N E E V V I I L L L L E E P P O O W W E E R R A A D D M M I I N N I I S S T T R R A A T T I I O O N N 2022 Fire Season Weather Outlook 3
B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 2022 Fire Season Weather Outlook Better shape in the BPA Service Territory than last year. Current trends indicate a more normal fire season, but a hot/dry May or June could change the picture quickly. One area of concern: East of the Oregon Cascades. However, recent rain and low elevation snow has helped. NIFC will issue an updated outlook on May 1. 4
B B O O N N N N E E V V I I L L L L E E P P O O W W E E R R A A D D M M I I N N I I S S T T R R A A T T I I O O N N Wildfire Mitigation Plan 5
B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Light Touch Wildfire Mitigation Plan update Aligned with updated Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) Added 2021 lesson learned recommendations in the areas of communication, coordination, decision- making, planning, support, and technology Applied Institute of Asset Management (IAM) methodology in bi-annual maturity assessment 6
B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Wildfire Mitigation at BPA PSPS is a worst case situation PSPS is just one among many aspects of BPA s overall wildfire mitigation efforts BPA is not publishing the list of high-risk lines. SOC-SENSITIVE - DO NOT SHARE WITH MARKETING FUNCTION EMPLOYEES 7
B B O O N N N N E E V V I I L L L L E E P P O O W W E E R R A A D D M M I I N N I I S S T T R R A A T T I I O O N N Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) 8
B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N BPA PSPS 2021 PSPS Plan v1.0 for the 2021 fire season Proactively turning off power system equipment to remove potential ignition sources during extreme fire hazard weather events. De-energizations for active wildfires are not PSPS. PSPS Team activations on 6/21 and 7/21 6/21: PSPS Brasada-Harney #1 115 kV 7/21: Weather conditions did not warrant a PSPS 9
B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N PSPS 2021 Lessons Issues from last year s event First event confusion Short lead time (just a few hours) Operational communication happened significantly before non-operational communication Improvements from last year s event Earlier non-operational communication Meeting with affected utilities before (if time allows) and after the event Seeking information regarding utilities that aren t directly affected by event but could become affected if certain other operational events occur simultaneously 10
B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N PSPS 2022 Preparations Currently there are fewer line segments on BPA s PSPS list, but there are two caveats: Lines may be added mid-season as a result of the fire risk and local impact analyses PNNL is providing through April BPA retains the right to de-energize assets in response to emergent conditions, so just because a line segment is not on the 2022 PSPS list does not necessarily mean operational contingencies will not require proactive de-energization Maturation of fuelscape and local impact analysis modeling, in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) 11
B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N PSPS 2022 Preparations BPA will conduct small meetings with utilities affected by equipment that becomes at an elevated risk as a result of the analysis to help them understand the expected switching and loads affected 12
B B O O N N N N E E V V I I L L L L E E P P O O W W E E R R A A D D M M I I N N I I S S T T R R A A T T I I O O N N Wildfire Mitigation Program Team 13
B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Wildfire Mitigation Program Team Cross-agency team meets regularly to identify, prioritize, and execute on a wide range of complementary maturation efforts Julie Barton-Smith manages BPA s Transmission Asset Management and Wildfire group 14
B B O O N N N N E E V V I I L L L L E E P P O O W W E E R R A A D D M M I I N N I I S S T T R R A A T T I I O O N N Looking Ahead 15
B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Maturation As part of BPA s Wildfire Mitigation Plan, the cross- agency team continues to mature the agency s approach to wildfire risks by: benchmarking with industry, participating in national and international organizations, continuing collaboration with federal and state agencies, and soliciting regional stakeholder input. 16
B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Automation & Standardization Since mid-2021, as part of its Grid Modernization initiative, BPA has been working on a multi-year project to develop or procure a wildfire risk modeling software tool that can support both longer-term programmatic planning and real-time situation awareness. As state earlier, BPA is also maturing its fuelscape and local impact analysis modeling, in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL). 17
B B O O N N N N E E V V I I L L L L E E P P O O W W E E R R A A D D M M I I N N I I S S T T R R A A T T I I O O N N Questions For more information, contact your Account Executive or Constituent Account Executive 18
