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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2020 1104 CCSA REG ITEM 09ACITY OF MOORPARK, 
CALIFORNIA City Council Meeting of November 4, 2020 ACTION Heard Presentation. BY B.Garza. A. Consider Presentation by Rudy Gonzales, Region Manager for Southern California Edison with an Update on Wildfire Mitigation. Item: 9.A. Our Commitment to California Keeping our communities safe from wildfires September 2020 #PoweringThruTogether Item: 9.A. 1 WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS TIPS Item: 9.A. 2 OUR RESPONSE TO THE COVID -19 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 Item: 9.A. 3 California’s wildfire problem is serious and worsening. •Ten of the 20 state’s most destructive wildfires have happened since 2015 •About a quarter of our service area is located in high fire risk areas Source: www.cpuc.ca.gov/FireThreatMaps Item: 9.A. 4 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 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 Item: 9.A. 5 MITIGATION STRATEGY BASED ON FIRE SCIENCE Weather Conditions (Wind, Humidity) Vegetation & Structures Energy from Electrical Infrastructure Eliminating any side of the fire triangle can prevent ignitions Item: 9.A. 6 OUR WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN Item: 9.A. 7 •Hazard tree removal (beyond traditional trim zone) •More than 20 in-house certified arborists •More than 650 vegetation management crews, totaling nearly 1,500 workers •1.1 million trees inspected annually; 500,000+ trees in high fire risk areas •750,000 pruned per year •Vegetation removal at poles •LiDAR surveying VEGETATION MANAGEMENT Item: 9.A. 8 WEATHER STATIONS IN YOUR COMMUNITY 28 WEATHER STATIONS INSTALLED 32 INSTALLED BY THE END OF 2020 Item: 9.A. 9 ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY •SCE developed plans to sectionalize the circuits in the area to reduce the number of customers de-energized •By adding additional weather stations and further dividing our grid into sections, we can reduce the number of customers de-energized (depending on weather and other conditions) Item: 9.A. 10 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE AREA? •If the weather conditions were to be the same as last year in this area, we would expect to see a 25-40% reduction in the number of customers de- energized due to SCE's circuit improvements •As more grid hardening including covered conductor is installed, these improvements will continue to increase •Wind is not the only factor in making the decision to de-energize •Environmental influences such as dry vegetation and circuit conditions still factor into this decision and can modify the de-energization wind speeds •We have also ramped up customer care programs to reduce the impacts of potential Public Safety Power Shutoffs Item: 9.A. 11 PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF •De-energizing power lines to prevent ignitions •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 Item: 9.A. 12 PSPS DECISION POINTS Decision points include, but are not limited to: •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 •Impact of de-energizing circuits on first responders and essential services •Real-time observations from qualified electrical workers monitoring for hazardous conditions in the field Item: 9.A. 13 PSPS TIMELINE PLANNING AND MONITORING 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. POWER SHUTOFF (Statement) 3rd Notification Power Shutoff 4-7 DAYS AHEAD 3 DAYS AHEAD (Alert) 2 DAYS AHEAD (Alert) 1 DAY AHEAD (Alert) 1-4 HOURS BEFORE SHUTDOWN (Warning) SCE begins planning for potential PSPS SCE Incident Management Team activated Initial notifications to Local and Tribal Governments, Emergency Officials and First Responders. Critical Infrastructure and Service Providers Updates to notifications Initial notifications to customers not notified at 3 days ahead Update notification sent Imminent Shutdown notification POWER RESTORATION PREPARING FOR RE-ENERGIZATION (Statement) Notification Power Restored After Inspection Notification Before Re-Energization Occurs Item: 9.A. 14 ENHANCEMENTS TO COMMUNICATIONS Website Improvements •Dedicated PSPS page •Fire Weather and PSPS information •Increased capacity to handle website visits •Improved maps •Look up PSPS events and status by address •Maps showing locations of Community Resource Centers and Community Crew Vehicles •Providing estimated restoration times Notifications •Zip code PSPS notifications •Expanded use of social media (e.g. Nextdoor) •Imminent notifications when possible Item: 9.A. 15 CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAMS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Local Community Resources •Community Crew Vehicles (CCV) and Community Resource Centers (CRC) •May include water (including bulk potable water), ice, blankets, solar powered USB chargers, onsite phone charging, outage information, and other resources •CRC at Santa Paula Community Center; working to secure additional locations Rebates & Programs •Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) •Rebates for whole home energy storage •$50 rebate for small appliance & device battery backup •$300-$500 generator rebate for well water dependent customers •Fully subsidized Critical Care customer battery back-up (income qualified) Item: 9.A. 16 •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 customers about preparing for power shutoffs •Letters communicating potential power shutoffs planned for all customers in service territory TALKING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES Item: 9.A. 17 •Engaging with our most vulnerable customers •Partnering with community-based organizations and community stakeholders such as Independent Living Centers and 211 organizations •Supporting resiliency, working with existing philanthropic partners and deploying customer programs for PSPS preparedness, all-hazard awareness and emergency planning •Encouraging customers to sign up for medical baseline and critical care programs REACHING VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES Item: 9.A. 18 INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES •Keeping our communities safer through wildfire mitigation and preparedness o First responder safety o Community readiness o Resiliency and disaster recovery Item: 9.A. 19 GIVE FEEDBACK SIGN UP BE PREPARED •Provide us your feedback through the email survey or our website •Presentation and meeting recording available •PSPS alerts •SCE’s Medical Baseline program •SCE programs and rebates •Be prepared with a safety preparedness plan, some basic supplies and advance planning •Power outage tips Website: sce.com/wildfire Email: wildfireoutreach@sce.com Social Media: @SCE on Twitter & Facebook SCE Customer Support: 1-800-655-4555 Item: 9.A. 20 USEFUL INFORMATION SCE Notifications •Sign up for PSPS alerts – sce.com/pspsalerts 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 – aler twildfire.org Preparedness •SCE outage tips – sce.com/outagetips •SCE emergency preparedness – sce.com/beprepared •SCE Medical Baseline Program – sce.com/medicalbaseline •CAL FIRE fire preparedness – readyforwildfire.org •Red Cross emergency preparedness – redcross.org/prepare •FEMA emergency preparedness – ready.gov Vegetation Management •Vegetation Management – sce.com/safety/power-lines; contact 1-800-655-4555 or safetrees@sce.com 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 SCE Wildfire Web Page – sce.com/wildfire Item: 9.A. 21 SCE COVID-19 CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAMS Resource Description Link Energy Assistance Fund (EAF) Income-qualified customers experiencing COVID- 19 financial hardship due to quarantine, illness, caring for loved ones or business closures can apply for assistance to pay their electric bill. sce.com/eaf California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) or Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) Programs The CARE program provides income-qualified households a discount of about 30% on monthly electric bills. FERA provides a reduced monthly discount of 18% for income-qualified households of three or more. sce.com/fera Medical Baseline Customers who use electrically operated medical devices in their homes are eligible and those enrolled will receive additional electricity per day at a discounted rate. sce.com/medicalbaseline Suspension of service disconnections for nonpayment, waiving late fees SCE has suspended service disconnections for nonpayment and is waiving late fees for residential and business customers impacted by the COVID-19 emergency. sce.com/billhelp Rate Plan Comparison Tool SCE offers several Time-of-Use rates that offer lower rates during daytime hours when people are now home. sce.com/rateplantool Budget Assistant You can also sign up for alerts if your next projected bill is expected to exceed your spending goal using SCE’s free Budget Assistant tool. sce.com/budgetassistant www.sce.com/covid19 Item: 9.A. 22 CRITICAL CARE BACKUP BATTERY PROGRAM Be prepared in the event of an unexpected power outage. Get a free, clean-energy backup battery to operate your medical device during an outage. Introducing our Critical Care Backup Battery Program Our Critical Care Backup Battery (CCBB) Program offers a free portable backup battery to power your medical device in the event of a power outage. And, should the power outage be an emergency that requires you to evacuate, this portable, temporary power may help while you relocate to safety. What are the qualifications to participate in the program?* •You must be identified as a Critical Care customer through SCE’s Medical Baseline program whose physician has verified on the Medical Baseline application that they require medical equipment for life-support purposes and cannot be without power for more than two hours. •You must be enrolled in either the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) or Family Energy Rate Assistance (FERA) program. •You must live in an area SCE designates as a High Fire-Risk Area. To determine if you reside in a high fire-risk zone, visit the CPUC High Fire-Risk Map at https://ia.cpuc.ca.gov/firemap/. What is included with the CCBB Program? Along with a portable, rechargeable, clean-energy backup battery, the program includes a solar panel kit for additional charging capability. The batteries come in a variety of sizes to provide temporary power to critical medical devices, and with the solar panels, are delivered and set up at no cost. What medical devices does the backup battery support? Depending on the size of the battery, temporary backup power can be provided to devices such as a nebulizer, motorized wheelchair charge, respirator, ventilator, or other medical device. How does the CCBB Program work? In one simple phone call, an SCE-approved contractor will verify your eligibility, determine the battery size for your current medical device(s), and arrange an appointment for delivery. Like the battery, the delivery and set up — which includes reviewing the simple operation and care of the equipment — is provided at no cost. Don’t miss this opportunity. Call us at 1-800-736-4777 for more information. ©2020 Southern California Edison. The YETI and Boulder images are used with permission from Goal Zero. All rights reserved. Battery sizes, dimensions, weights and features may change based on the manufacturer’s specifications. Battery Size Dimension and Weight 1.5 kW • 10.1 x 15.3 x 10.4" • 43 lbs 3.0 kW • 10.1 x 15.3 x 13.1" • 78 lbs • Roll cart 6.0 kW • 10.1 x 15.3 x 17" • 106 lbs • Roll cart Solar Panels • 200 Watts total • 44" L x 6" W x 29" H • 43 lbs • Storage case Portable Backup Battery Solar Panels *The Critical Care Backup Battery Program is funded by California utility ratepayers and administered by Southern California Edison under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission. Additional program restrictions and limitations may apply. Services may not be available in all areas. Services are offered on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is expended or the program is discontinued. Program may be modified or terminated without prior notice. California consumers are not obligated to purchase any full fee service or other service not funded by this program. This program is available to both homeowners and renters. Renters may be required to obtain the property owner’s written permission before services are delivered. Item: 9.A. 23 23