Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Risk Mitigation
Published on June 4th, 2025
Anticipating and Reducing PSPS Risk
Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) reduce wildfire risk by de-energizing power lines during extreme fire weather. While effective, they can disrupt communities, impact public health, and strain critical services.
DIREXYON helps utilities simulate the likelihood of PSPS events across their service territory, empowering decision-makers to evaluate the impact of grid hardening investments and prioritize solutions that reduce disruption.
Results
When electric utilities use DIREXYON to simulate their PSPS risk, they are able to:
Reduction in PSPS frequency
Increase in forecasting accuracy
These results help utilities reduce service interruptions, strengthen regulatory compliance, and build public trust by demonstrating a proactive approach to wildfire mitigation.
Why It Matters
As wildfires become more frequent and severe, utilities are under pressure to act quickly, but every wildfire mitigation measure involves complex trade-offs. Without clear insight into how operational decisions affect PSPS risk and community resilience over time, planning becomes reactive and inefficient.
Simulation-based planning enables electric utilities to proactively assess risk, weigh investment scenarios, and communicate the value of resilience-focused upgrades with confidence. By evaluating the long-term impact of mitigation strategies, utilities can better protect vulnerable populations and maintain service continuity during high-risk conditions.
Strategic Planning, Tailored to Your Electric Utility
Every utility faces a unique set of environmental, regulatory, and operational challenges. DIREXYON’s platform is designed to support better long-term decision-making, but actual outcomes depend on data availability, model configuration, and organizational expertise.
To explore how simulation-based planning can support wildfire mitigation and grid reliability in your territory, book a demo today.
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