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Home My WebLink About00 - Presentation - SCE Wildfire Mitigation Plan - PowerPointOur Commitment to California Keeping our communities safe from wildfires Newport Beach City Council September 22, 2020 SOI THFI?N CALIFORNIA EDISON WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS TIPS GET READY, • SET, r Wildfire Is Coming. Are You Rea*? REHY 100" UP X01MILE READY CREME DEFERS IDLE SPACE: 100- FEET OF DEFERSIBLE SPACE IS REOUIREC AROURD YU JR HOME_ LEARN HOW TO MAINTAIN THE TWO Mfl 5 OF DEFENSIBLE SPACE NEEDED. HARDEN YOUR NOME, FLYING EMBERS CAN DESTROY NOMES UP TO A MILE FHUM WILOLANO AREAS. LEARN HOW TO PROTECT AND HARDEN YRUR HOME FROMAWILDFIRE THREAT. k i # READY! + -,4i0 GD o T GO k � PRE -EVACUATION STEPS PREPARE BOTH REVIEW YOUR EVACUAIMN EVACUAYION SUPS. WHEN THE INSIDE AN 0UESI0E OF YOUR HOUSE PLAN CHECKLIST_ IMMEDIATE EYACUATIUR FOR EVACUATION. CET THE CRECKLISTS. 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FOR STORE INFDRMA710H ITIS IT; READYFORMLOFIREYOOO #READYFOOWILOFIRE OUR RESPONSE TO THE COVIDm19 OUTBREAK • Continuing to deliver safe and reliable service to our communities • Safety of our workforce, our customers and the public remain our top priority • Prioritizing critical work necessary to protect our communities and public safety • Enhancing programs to ensure customers continue receiving benefits (Medical Baseline and CARE), suspending service disconnections for nonpayment, and waiving late fees • Supporting the communities we serve by donating more than $1 million to local nonprofits responding to the pandemic. (Edison International's charitable causes are funded entirely by shareholders and not customers.) • For more information, visit sce.com/covid19 2 n anm n un�r F,-rcr gyp.• £orek HR.f M1 fuci� `Iti4 p IF, PIN.. r. 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NEWPORT B�P.�H� � iriRn r� a j 2 oy yQ�� ,ry P— fix` e � a� s corona oei � �p� Tier 3: High Tier 2: j Ad 7ier'!, LD1v n � Pellca� Hill Golr bourse �Pe Ni i r_rp;tal C:.Va sa p WHAT WE LEARNED / WHAT'S NEW FOR 2020 Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) • Recognize the impact of PSPS events on customers but they are necessary to protect public safety • Found multiple instances of equipment damage and tree branches contacting power lines that could have ignited a fire after a PSPS event • With the grid improvements SCE has made since last year, under the same weather conditions as 2019, we expect to see a 30 percent reduction in the number of customers affected by future PSPS events Wildfire Mitigation Tools • Implementing grid hardening activities and hi -tech tools and technologies • Improving our ability to sectionalize to reduce the number of people impacted Customer Care Programs and Communications • Actively pursuing new programs to help customers • Improving website and communications capabilities to provide additional, timely information and notifications Stakeholder Engagement • Enhancing communication and collaboration with stakeholders and partners • Partnering with community-based organizations to better assist vulnerable customers 5 A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY to prevent, combat and respond Hardening the Bolstering Situational Enhancing Electric Grid Awareness Capabilities Operational Practices OUR ANIL 19 WILDFIRE CAMERAS 161 CAMERAS INSTALLED THOROUGHLY COVERING HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS T. 4v, Q INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM DEDICATED QUALIFIED RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS, WHO ARE ON CALL FOR DUTY 2417 MITIGATION PLAN Q WEATHER STATIONS 850+ INSTALLED BY THE END OF 2020 Q ENHANCED INSPECTIONS CONTINUE ADVANCING INSPECTIONS TO ADDRESS WILDFIRE RISKS IN 2020 If INSULATED WIRES 850+ MILE INSTALLED 1,200+MILES BY THE END OF 2020 i PROTECTIVE DEVICES t 12,000+ FUSES AND REMOTE CONTROLLED' SECTIONALIZING DEVICES APPLIED TO INTERRUPT ELECTRICAL CURRENT MORE QUICKLY & BOOST RELIABILITY BY SEGMENTING CIRCUITS TO ISOLATE PROBLEMS 7 ADVANCED WEATHER MODELJN Or L ` Y L r .6, 4oftware\.Wlth 4w h r N e st t .e, -4a t a high- esQ,!lptijn -her mo eI Oe � wed • � y T n Cil rr#=lig '4{�5_ �f �•'y!�~�I ,{ til L t y 'ry -qqq % v !tAk A "Oil �yP I'll, .SAN rill vlew F'.• •. h`.L *.y4F Marsh �eservc a o �1, K o �Sr University of i California, Irvine Fr S a y o �� m L m °'ti s r , • Shad Ca �r s� • Galf CI 9; Newport Beach - rond del Mar OLPelican Will Golf Club • Crystal Cove State Park 0 ITInNAL AWAF . San r;, r1 : f _ '.. ._ r Joaquin .- �.; - - Hills woe On. 0 S 4 ANAG EM ENJ e , A Hazar tree removal (beyond tr itional tri � More than 20 in-house certifie , arborists .�- "fiAorethan 650 vegetation mann' ement crews, early 1,500 workers p4a,=ft qotaii `i OVA, J ' 1Ml�lillion trees inspected ann 1 ; 500,000-4 r�� ree�ire risk areas rr 50,000��71f�d Per year 91 Vr 11 V14@0Ve tati emoval LiDAR.s'urve '' =3 AI in at poles PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF • De -energizing power lines to prevent ignitions -.'w • Used during elevated fire conditions • Primarily impacts circuits in high fire risk areas • Use of multiple methods to notify people in affected areas before, during and after a de-energization event 11 UN !X119, 0 0 NWS Red Flag Warnings • SCE meteorologists forecast strong wind conditions in service area • SCE fire scientist assessment of fire potential to include consideration of weather and fuels n U ye - • Real-time observations from qualified electrical workers monitoring for hazardous conditions in the field • Impact of de -energizing circuits on first responders and essential services PLANNING AND MONITORING POWER 3rd Notification Power SHUTOFF Shutoff (Statement) PREPARING FOR Notification Before RE-ENERGIZATION (Statement) Re-Energization Occurs POWER Notification Power Restored RESTORATION After Inspection OUTAGE SCE will target the schedule above to notify customers. Sudden onset of hazardous conditions that jeopardize public safety may impact SCE's ability to provide advanced notice to customers. Notifications can be provided via email, text, voice call, and TTY formats; zip code -level alerts; and NextDoor. 13 ENHANCEMENTS TO COMMUNICATIONS Website Improvements • Dedicated PSPS page • Fire Weather and PSPS information • Increased capacity to handle website visits • Improved maps • Lookup PSPS events and status by address • Maps showing locations of Community Resource Centers and Community Crew Vehicles -_ • Providing estimated restoration times ti Notifications • Zip code PSPS notifications • Expanded external communication channels (e.g. Nextdoor) • Area -based public alerts on mobile phones • Imminent notifications when possible 14 CUST( Local Co • Coy Rebates • Self • $50 • $30 • Full TALKING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES Ll Ll . On-going community meetings held in high fire risk areas Meetings with cities, counties and tribal governments Outreach to essential service providers Advertising campaign in market educating about preparing for power shutoffs customers Newsletter communicating power shutoffs mailed to all customers in our service area I.- o REACHING VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES • Engaging with our most vulnerable customers • Partnering with community-based organizations and community stakeholders such as Independent Living Centers and 211 organizations.— I-�`�_ti�A-- _ Supporting resiliency, working with existinK:7 g philanthropic partners and programs for PSPS prepar � `and emergency planning',:, '"J'�� -• Encouraging custor -._ and critical care _ AA _. deploying customery ._ , __ dness, all- a ffa_rd awareness; J" o sign up for medica programs ..baseline.* - INVESTING IN OUR COMWW ITIES L i rb W 14 • Keeping our communities safer through wildfire mitigation and preparedness o First responder safety o Community readiness o Resiliency and disaster recovery 18 'A':I Website: sce.com/wildfire Email: wildfireoutreach@sce.com Social Media: OSCE on Twitter & Facebook SCE Customer Support: 1-800-6SS-4SSS • Provide us your feedback or questions thorough the email above PSPS alerts SCE's Medical Baseline program • SCE programs and rebates • Be prepared with a safety preparedness plan, some basic supplies and advance planning y. • Power outage tips 19 Energy for What's Ahead"' SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON� USEFUL INFORMATION SCE Wildfire Web Page - sce.com/wildfire SCE Notifications Vegetation Management • Sign up for PSPS alerts — sce.com/pspsalerts Vegetation Management — sce.com/safety/power-lines; contact 1-800-655-4555 or safetrees(d�sce.com Situational Awareness • PSPS maps and information — sce.com/psps • Role of weather in PSPS — sce.com/fireweather • CPUC wildfire maps — cpuc.ca.gov/wildfiresinfo • Fire cameras — alertwildfire.ora Preparedness • SCE outage tips — sce.com/outagetips • SCE emergency preparedness — sce.com/beprepared • SCE Medical Baseline Program — sce.com/medical baseline • CAL FIRE fire preparedness — readyforwildfire.org • Red Cross emergency preparedness — redcross.org/prepa re • FEMA emergency preparedness — ready.gov Rebates • SCE Marketplace (rebates and programs) — marketplace.sce.com • Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) — sce.com/sgip or selfgenca.com Social Media • Follow @SCE on Twitter and Facebook 21 01•I I I Income -qualified customers experiencing COVID- 19 financial hardship due to quarantine, illness, Energy Assistance Fund (EAF) caring for loved ones or business closures can sce.com/eaf apply for assistance to pay their electric bill. The CARE program provides income -qualified California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) households a discount of about 30% on monthly or Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) electric bills. FERA provides a reduced monthly sce.com/fera Programs discount of 18% for income -qualified households of three or more. Customers who use electrically operated medical Medical Baseline devices in their homes are eligible and those sce.com/medicalbaseline enrolled will receive additional electricity per day at a discounted rate. SCE has suspended service disconnections for Suspension of service disconnections for nonpayment and is waiving late fees for sce.com/billhelp nonpayment, waiving late fees residential and business customers impacted by the COVID-19 emergency. SCE offers several Time -of -Use rates that offer sce.com/rateplantool Rate Plan Comparison Tool lower rates during daytime hours when people are now home. You can also sign up for alerts if your next Budget Assistant projected bill is expected to exceed your sce.com/budgetassistant spending goal using SCE's free Budget Assistant tool. POWER OUTAGE SAFETY TIPS • If you see a downed power line, do not touch it or anything in contact with it. Call 911 immediately. • Power outages in the area may impact traffic signals so motorists should use extreme caution and treat all intersections as four -way -stops. • Remember to check emergency supplies to be sure you have a battery-operated radio, a flashlight and fresh batteries. • Use flashlights instead of candles to avoid fire hazards in your home or business. • Consider using LED light bulbs with a battery backup, which can stay on during outages. • If you're in a vehicle with a fallen power line on it, stay in the vehicle and remain calm until help arrives. It is OK to use your cellphone to cal 911. If you must leave the vehicle, remember to exit away from downed power lines and exit by jumping from the vehicle and landing with both feet together. You must not touch the vehicle and the ground at the same time. Then proceed away from the vehicle by shuffling and not picking up your feet until you are several yards away. • If you use a generator, place it outdoors and plug individual appliances directly into it, using a heavy-duty extension cord. Connecting generators directly to household circuits creates "backfeed;' which is dangerous to repair crews. Please consult the manufacturer's manual for operating the generator. • If someone in your home is dependent on electric -powered, life-sustaining medical equipment, have an emergency plan that includes a back-up power source, or make arrangements to relocate. • Do not use outdoor cooking equipment to cook indoors. Such equipment can release carbon monoxide and other toxic gases. • Use stairs instead of an elevator. Elevators are powered by electricity and may stop functioning during an outage. Be safe by taking the stairs and use a flashlight when necessary. • For more information, visit sce.com/outagetips 23 HOME GENERATOR TIPS Using a backup source of power can keep you up and running during an outage, but generators can be dangerous if connected or used improperly. Consult an electrician before you bring a generator home to determine the proper equipment and set you up safely. 1. Equipment Options: Choose a generator for more power than you think you will need, depending on what lighting, appliances, and equipment you plan to connect to the generator. Again, this is best determined by an electrician. 2. Safety Hazards: Every year people die in portable generator -related incidents. The primary hazards to avoid when using a generator are carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, electric shock, electrocution and fire. Follow the directions supplied with the generator. 3. Getting Hooked up: Connect electrical equipment to a portable generator using a heavy duty, outdoor extension cord that is rated more than the sum of the connected appliance loads. Make sure the entire cord has no cuts or tears and that the plug has all three prongs, especially a grounding pin. Do not run portable generators indoors, and don't connect a portable generator to your home's electrical wiring or electrical panel as this can lead to serious injury or electrocution. 4. Beware of Backfeeding: Never try to power the house wiring by plugging a generator into a wall outlet, otherwise known as "backfeeding". This is extremely dangerous and can electrocute utility workers and even neighbors. Electrocution is the fifth leading cause of all reported occupational deaths. 5. Connect with an Electrician: If you decide to wire a generator directly to your home, California state law mandates that you notify Southern California Edison. The only recommended method to connect a generator to house wiring is by having a qualified electrician install a power transfer switch, in compliance with national, state and local electrical codes. Find a licensed electrician to see if you can install the appropriate equipment. 6. Portable vs. Permanent: Even a properly connected portable generator can become overloaded, become overheated and stress the generator components, which can lead to generator failure. For power outages, permanently installed, stationary generators are better suited for providing backup power to a home or business. For more information, see the Understanding Backup Generation fact sheet. 24