This is the 18th consecutive year
that SDG&E received PA Consulting's ReliabilityOne®
Award for Outstanding Reliability Performance among utilities in
the west region
SAN
DIEGO, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Every day,
approximately 3.6 million people in San
Diego and southern Orange
counties depend on San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E)
to provide reliable energy service to their homes and businesses.
In recognition of SDG&E's continued superior performance and
innovation in the utility industry, PA Consulting recently honored
the company with two of its most prestigious awards: Outstanding
Reliability Performance in the West Region Metropolitan Service
Area (also known as the "Best in the West") and Outstanding Grid
Sustainability.
"As we face new challenges from a changing climate, increasing
regulations, and emergency events, we are determined to innovate
and develop new solutions to meet the demands of an increasingly
complex energy business," said Caroline
Winn, SDG&E's chief executive officer. "Our culture
emphasizes continued improvement, innovation, and seeking
opportunities to exceed expectations that provide our customers
with the reliability and excellent customer service they deserve.
This award recognizes our sustained excellence and efforts to
enhance grid resiliency, advance sustainability, and promote grid
dependability despite challenges."
This is the 18th consecutive year that SDG&E has
received the ReliabilityOne® Award for 'Outstanding
Reliability Performance' among utilities in the West. To be named
the most reliable utility in a metropolitan service area in the
Western United States means
electricity is available when customers need it, with fewer
interruptions than elsewhere in the West. The
ReliabilityOne® Awards are given annually to utilities
in eight regions that have excelled in delivering reliable electric
service to their customers.
Some of SDG&E's programs and projects that contributed to
its recognition as 'Best in the West' and the award for outstanding
grid sustainability include:
Enhanced Climate Hardening & Resilience
Advancements
- SDG&E has implemented one of the most comprehensive and
robust wildfire risk mitigation programs in the industry.
- SDG&E continues to enhance its Wildfire Next Generation
System (WiNGS), an innovative data-driven tool that leverages AI to
model climate scenarios and recommend grid hardening initiatives to
help prevent utility-related wildfires and reduce the likelihood
and duration of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS).
- SDG&E deployed an advanced weather network with 221 weather
stations, cameras equipped with AI to detect smoke, air quality
sensors and technology that measures moisture content in
vegetation.
Grid Sustainability & Customer Resiliency
- Construction of renewable microgrids to keep communities
and critical facilities energized during a PSPS while promoting
sustainability.
- SDG&E developed "The Path to Net Zero," an actionable
roadmap recommending a diversified approach to decarbonization
utilizing cleaner electricity, cleaner fuels and carbon removal to
help achieve California's
greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
- SDG&E has developed a suite of cleaner energy solutions,
including two battery storage sites, to bolster grid reliability
and community resilience during the hot summer by easing the strain
on the larger energy grid.
"For 23 years, the ReliabilityOne® Awards have highlighted
outstanding electric utility providers who resiliently build a more
positive future for their customers," said Derek HasBrouck, PA
Consulting's ReliabilityOne® Program Director. "We celebrate
utilities who provide high levels of reliability and resilience
while integrating clean energy assets and greater clean resource
diversity into their operations. Congrats to SDG&E for
integrating reliability and clean energy initiatives."
SDG&E is an innovative energy delivery company that provides
increasingly clean, safe and reliable energy to better the lives of
the people it serves in San Diego
and southern Orange counties. The
company is committed to advancing a sustainable future by
increasing energy delivered from low or zero-carbon sources;
accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles; and investing in
innovative technologies to help ensure the reliable operation of
the region's infrastructure for generations to come. SDG&E is a
subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE). For more information, visit
SDGEnews.com or connect with SDG&E on X (formerly Twitter)
(@SDGE), Instagram (@SDGE) and Facebook.
About ReliabilityOne® awards
PA
Consulting's ReliabilityOne® awards are presented to electric
utilities providing their customers with the highest levels of
reliability in the industry. PA Consulting's ReliabilityOne® study
is based on standard industry reliability statistics that measure
the frequency and duration of electric power outages.
ReliabilityOne® participants on average experienced 55% fewer
sustained outages, and outages were 70% shorter than the average US
investor-owned utility. PA Consulting has been analyzing electric
utility performance since 1987.
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