NV Energy Inc.
12/05/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/06/2023 13:27
NV Energy issues PSOM warning for South Carson and Genoa
NV Energy issues PSOM warning for South Carson and Genoa
Proactive de-energization possible for customers in affected areas
Dec 5, 2023 11:16 AM
NV Energy announces a public safety outage management warning for the South Carson and Genoa areas, based on rapidly changing weather conditions. The latest weather forecasts show high winds.
A proactive outage may affect approximately 500 NV Energy customers beginning at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 6, lasting until approximately 5 p.m. that day.
During a proactive outage - also known as a Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) event - NV Energy will proactively de-energize power for customers in high-risk zones to help protect the community and environment from wildfires.
This potential proactive outage will impact a small portion of the total number of NV Energy customers in the South Carson and Genoa areas. The proactive outage will be adjusted or cancelled if weather conditions change.
Potentially impacted customers have been notified via phone, text, email messages and social media. NV Energy will continue to monitor fire weather conditions and will provide regular updates on the status of the outage.
The outage timeframe includes the duration of the weather event and an estimate of how long it will take crews to inspect the lines for damage, vegetation or debris to begin safely restoring power. The restoration time may change based on weather conditions or if crews must make repairs to equipment.
A PSOM event is a key measure of defense to help protect the community and environment from wildfires. During a PSOM event, power is shut off for safety in order to help prevent power lines or debris blowing into power lines and other equipment from causing a wildfire when certain environmental conditions are met.
Additional information, including outage preparedness tips, PSOM criteria and maps of the impacted zones can be found online at nvenergy.com/psom.
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NV Energy provides a wide range of energy services to more than 1.5 million customers throughout Nevada and a typical annual tourist population of 54 million. NV Energy, Inc. is a holding company whose principal subsidiaries, Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company, do business as NV Energy. NV Energy is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Information about NV Energy is available on the company's website, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, which can be accessed via nvenergy.com.
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