DUBLIN, CA — The Dublin City Council will receive a presentation Tuesday from PG&E regarding two recent power outages in October that affected roughly 7,000 customers in eastern Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, and unincorporated Alameda County.
On Oct. 18, city staff contacted PG&E for information on the outages, according to a city staff report. PG&E told staff that the outages were likely due to Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings, settings implemented on power lines in and around high fire-risk areas. During extreme weather or wildfire conditions, the EPSS settings are increased to help prevent falling tree branches, animals, or other hazards from starting a fire. PG&E said these settings reduced wildfires 72% in 2023.
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During the Oct. 17-19 Red Flag Warning, only one Dublin resident was scheduled to be impacted by a Public Safety Power Shutoff. However, PG&E officials said the outages were caused when a bird touched extra-sensitive power lines.
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The city scheduled a meeting with PG&E on Oct. 28 to discuss the outages, and were told they were caused by a bird touching the sensitive power lines, which caused the entire circuit to shut off. PG&E staff also apologized that they could not provide direct notifications to customers about restoration estimates until after the outage.
The city requested mitigation efforts to address the outages, according to the staff report. PG&E said they had installed bird guarding tools on the above-ground power lines in the Collier Canyon and Canyon areas, and are also exploring the possibility of installing a breaker at the circuit split location on Canyon Road. This would isolate hazard-related incidents in the Doolan Canyon area from affecting the eastern Dublin area.
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City staff said they are collaborating with PG&E to proactively communicate with residents about ESPSS outages when possible.
See here for more information, and here for the full meeting agenda. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the City City Chamber at the Civic Center. It will also air on Channel 28, be live-streamed at tv30.0rg, and on the city website.
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