Over the past decade, electric utilities have invested billions of dollars to reduce wildfire risk through vegetation management, covered conductor, advanced weather forecasting, grid hardening, inspections, and public safety power shutoffs. These investments have dramatically improved prevention, but they cannot eliminate every ignition.
As wildfire conditions become more extreme, another paradigm is emerging: how can and should utilities help ensure that when a fire does start, it is contained before it becomes catastrophic?
Utilities have a long history of investing in new technologies that improve reliability, enhance public safety, and reduce risk. As firefighters increasingly operate in hotter, windier, and more dangerous conditions, there is growing interest in technologies and operating models that can enable faster, safer, and more effective wildfire suppression. The question is not whether utilities should replace fire agencies — it is how utilities can support and strengthen the overall wildfire response ecosystem.
Join former Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Chairman and AHG Senior Advisor Jay Griffin, PG&E Vice President of Wildfire Mitigation Andy Abranches, Seneca CEO and Founder Stuart Landesberg, and AHG CEO moderator Jim Kapsis for a discussion on the evolving role utilities can play in consequence reduction and wildfire response.
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