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Following a series of catastrophic wildfires ignited by electric utility infrastructure, California utilities have taken significant steps – at a significant cost to ratepayers – to lower their wildfire risk. But recent wildfires across the Western United States, from Oregon to Hawaii, Colorado, and Texas, have made it clear that California is far from the only region to face the growing threat of catastrophic utility-ignited fires exacerbated by climate change. The question of how to mitigate this danger while continuing to provide reliable and affordable energy is crucial for the future of the nation’s electric system. To help inform policy conversations on this subject, the Stanford Climate and Energy Policy Program (CEPP) is building a framework for comparative assessment of electrical utilities’ wildfire risk mitigation efforts. In this webinar, speakers with experience in the field will discuss the history of utility-ignited wildfires and new opportunities and challenges for utility wildfire mitigation.

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Read the CEPP Substack post on a wildfire mitigation playbook: https://cepp.substack.com/p/wildfire-...
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Recorded May 7, 2024

Speakers:
Caroline Thomas Jacobs, Director, California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety
Katherine Blunt, Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Bill Messner, Director of Wildfire Mitigation & Resiliency, Portland General Electric
Eric Borden, Principal Associate, Synapse Energy Economics
Eric Macomber, CEPP Wildfire Legal Fellow
Mike Mastrandrea, CEPP Research Director
Michael Wara, CEPP Director

Key Moments
00:00 Introduction by Michael Mastrandrea
02:50 Presentation on utility wildfire risk mitigation white paper by Eric Macomber
11:51 Michael Wara introduces panelists
14:36 Important first steps for utilities
23:11 Turning to a learning mindset for utilities in collaboration with agencies
33:27 Weighing the tradeoffs of utility safeway with potential rate increases
36:15 Different approaches to wildfire mitigation
42:49 Improvements in how utilities communicate with customers
44:11 Knowing how to ramp back up after power shutoffs
45:02 Blending ignition prevention with broader wildfire resilience in California
50:48 Discussion around reimagining energy delivery in wildfire-prone areas
52:20 How does liability and financial risk drive changes in utility behavior?
56:30 The "false choice" of safety vs. affordability

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