Event Overview — Oct 17–20, 2024 PSPS
Customers De-Energized
17,367
Active service points · 16 Time-Places
OCT 17–20
Time-Places (TPs)
16
Geographically coherent grid zones
MBL / AFN Customers
847
3-channel outreach · Resources deployed
Notifications Sent
41,293
222 pre-event failures · CPUC review req.
Risk-Benefit Analysis
Wildfire Risk Score · Catastrophic Fire Probability
87
CRITICAL
mFPC
EXCEEDED
Wind
55 mph
RH
8%
FPI
EXTREME
Customer Impact Score · De-Energization Harm
34
MODERATE
Mitigated
~193,787
CRCs Open
YES
AFN Plan
ACTIVE
R/B Ratio
2.56×
CFPD threshold ≥1.0 on all 16 TPs · Decision: PROCEED · EOC Commander + Grid Ops · 2024-10-17 14:32 PST
Mitigation Effectiveness — Customers Protected from De-Energization
Distribution sectionalization
192,594
Distribution switching
825
Temporary microgrids
352
Backup power support
16
Grid Footprint · De-Energized Zones
PG&E Service Territory
CPUC Notification Timeline
NOW
T-72h
T-48h
T-24h
T-12h
T-0
T+6h
T+12h
T+24h
Initial notif Oct 14 18:00 · Secondary Oct 15 14:00 · Final Oct 17 12:15 · All ≥2hr advance
⚠ PARTIAL — 222 Notification Failures
Historical PSPS Events · PG&E 2019–2024
* Sectionalization technology reduced scope 91%+ vs 2019–2020 peaks. 2022: No de-energization events.