Sandia Uses Electric Grid Analytics To Combat Wildfire Risks & Aid Post-Wildfire Recovery [Video]

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Wildfires impact the safety and security of society. The electric grid can initiate wildfires and is also susceptible to wildfires.

Sandia’s wildfire grid resilience program aims to mitigate and determine risk of ignition, reduce wildfire spread, and decrease consequences of major wildfires through new tools and better informed decision making. With improved information pre-wildfire, early response during wildfires, and accelerated recovery following wildfires, we can  increase safety, minimize damage, and maximize energy availability.

Wildfire grid resiliency is important to national security

Our vision is to have the right information available at the right time to maximize the resilience of the U.S. electric power grid, minimize Public Safety Power Shutoffs, and maximize the security of people to wildfires, this includes:

• Knowing and predicting risks pre-wildfire
• Developing engineering tools and decision-making tools to optimize grid investments for planning-for and preventing future wildfires
• Responding early and effectively …