Hawaiian Electric discussing new policy to mitigate wildfire risks

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Hawaiian Electric discussing new policy to mitigate wildfire risks

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The shells of burned houses and buildings are left after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 11, 2023. Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources/Handout via REUTERS) said on Friday it was in discussions with the government and other parties to implement a new policy to de-energize power lines as a preventive measure to mitigate wildfire risks.

Just a few months earlier, the company had defended its policy to not implement steps such as de-energizing during the deadly wildfires in Maui. She had said that long-held protocol relied on the closure of problem electrical circuits and not de-energizing them. The utility studied pre-emptive shutdowns of power, but Kimura said such a protocol"was not an appropriate fit for Hawaii".

 

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