WILDFIRE ELECTRIC GRID SECURITY: Mitigate Electric Grid Ignitions and Major Wildfire Consequences

Summary

The United States electric grid faces a dual challenge: it can both ignite wildfires and is highly vulnerable to their destructive impacts on society, property, and critical infrastructure. Sandia National Laboratories is addressing this through its Wildfire Electric Grid Security Program, which employs advanced modeling, monitoring, forecasting, and protective relaying technologies to prevent grid-caused fires and lessen their consequences. The program is currently in progress, developing tools and methodologies to enhance grid resilience and safety.

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