Xcel officials said due to the upcoming weather event they will be activating their enhanced powers line safety setting. EPSS ...
LUBBOCK, TEXAS – Xcel Energy announced the company is activating Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) across its Texas and New Mexico service territory to reduce wildfire risk ...
THE COMPANY SAYS ENHANCED POWERLINE SAFETY SETTINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT, AND PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUT OFFS MAY BE USED AS A LAST RESORT TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES. CUSTOMERS ARE URGED TO PREPARE FOR ...
The South Plains' red flag warning was still in effect ahead of Tuesday high winds expected across Hale County and.
Xcel says its enhanced powerline safety settings will be activated on Friday. This allows powerlines to shutdown if an issue is detected like a tree branch or any other object touching the line. The ...
More on Public Safety Power Shutoffs and Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings A PSPS is a measure where power is shut off to a targeted area for a limited time period, used only when the fire risk is ...
Ahead of the event, Xcel Energy warned customers that there could be Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) and a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in the Panhandle area. These were ...