OAR 860-024-0090
Required Information in Notifications in Advance of and Directly Preceding a De-Energization Event for Public Safety Power Shutoff

(1) In advance of a Public Safety Power Shutoff event, the Electric Utility must clearly articulate considerations for strong wind events as well as the considerations that define an extreme fire hazard that the electric investor-owned utility evaluates in considering whether to de-energize. This information may vary for different jurisdictions and topographies; however, the information must be provided to and be readily available to Public Safety Partners and the public. The Electric Utility is afforded discretion to evaluate real-time and on-the-ground information in determining whether to de-energize; articulation of considerations is not determinative of de-energization.
(a) To aid in preparation, the Electric Utility must provide, if requested, relevant geographic information system data, including identification of Critical Facilities, and number of customers with medical certificates that have registered with the Electric Utility, to Public Safety Partners, including local jurisdictions and local emergency managers, in advance of wildfire season, to the extent permissible under applicable law. In addition, the Electric Utility must provide, if requested, operational coordination with Public Safety Partners to ensure such partners have not only the information but also the coordination with the utilities necessary to prepare for de-energization.
(b) The Electric Utility, must develop and execute a Public Safety Power Shut-off education campaign that provides education tailored to the needs of stakeholders, including Vulnerable Populations, in order to make citizens aware of the impacts of prolonged loss of power and how to prepare for and obtain information during a prolonged loss of power, including as a result of a Public Safety Power Shutoff. In the development of the campaign, the Electric Utility must work with local jurisdictions and consult with the Commission if seeking input from state agencies.
(c) In preparation for the 2021 fire season, the Electric Utility must work with Public Safety Partners to understand the capabilities of and endeavor to utilize reverse 9-1-1 and identify preferred or most effective public notification tools (e.g., local radio stations, TV, social media). In order to allow jurisdictions with public alerting authority to send timely and appropriate messages to populations potentially impacted by a Public Safety Power Shutoff, the Electric Utility must work in good faith to develop CAP compliant messages and best practice protocols for use by the designated alert authorities for the 2021 fire season. Whether local jurisdictions choose to utilize their Public Alert and Warning system to notify the public of a Public Safety Power Shutoff event is at their discretion.
(2) The Electric Utility must convey to Public Safety Partners at the time of first notification preceding a Public Safety Power Shutoff, information regarding the upcoming de-energization, including estimated start time of the event, estimated duration of the event, and estimated time to full restoration.
(a) For the 2021 wildfire season, the Electric Utility must, at the time of first notification preceding a de-energization event, make available a Geographic Information System shapefile via a secure data transfer process depicting the most accurate and specific information possible regarding the boundaries of the area subject to de-energization to all Public Safety Partners whose jurisdictions or service areas will be impacted by the Public Safety Power Shutoff event, including adjacent jurisdictions or service areas that could lose power as a result of de-energization in a high fire threat district. Nothing in this provision prohibits an Electric Utility from directly communicating with its customers.
(b) The Electric Utility must partner with local Public Safety Partners to communicate with all other customers that a Public Safety Power Shutoff event is possible, the estimated start date and time of de-energization, the estimated length of de-energization, which may be communicated as a range, and the estimated time to power restoration, which again, may be communicated as a range. Communications should state when the customer can next expect communication about the de-energization event.
(c) Communication must answer five key recipient questions:
(A) Who is the source of the warning?
(B) What is the threat?
(C) Does this affect my location?
(D) What should I do? and
(E) What is the expected duration of the event?
(d) Communications must also point customers towards education and outreach materials disseminated in advance of the 2021 wildfire season.
(e) The Electric Utility must clearly provide customers information on how to access details on Public Safety Power Shutoff via the Electric Utility’s website homepage or a prominent link on the utilities’ website homepage. The information must be up to date, including a depiction of the boundary of the Public Safety Power Shutoff event. The Public Safety Power Shutoff information must be easily readable and accessible from mobile devices. The Electric Utility, in partnership with local public safety partners, must establish and communicate a 24-hour means of contact that customers may use to ask questions and/or seek information.

Source: Rule 860-024-0090 — Required Information in Notifications in Advance of and Directly Preceding a De-Energization Event for Public Safety Power Shutoff, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=860-024-0090.

860–024–0000
Applicability of Division 24 860–024–0001
Definitions for Safety Standards 860–024–0005
Maps and Records 860–024–0007
Location of Underground Facilities 860–024–0010
Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Electrical Supply and Communication Lines 860–024–0011
Inspections of Electric Supply and Communication Facilities 860–024–0012
Prioritization of Repairs by Operators of Electric Supply Facilities and Operators of Communication Facilities 860–024–0015
Ground Return 860–024–0016
Minimum Vegetation Clearance Requirements 860–024–0017
Vegetation Pruning Standards 860–024–0020
Gas Pipeline Safety 860–024–0021
Liquefied Natural Gas Safety 860–024–0025
Steam Heat — Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Steam and Hot Water Transmission and Distribution Systems 860–024–0050
Incident Reports 860–024–0060
Definitions for Public Safety Power Shutoff 860–024–0070
Requirement to Notify for Public Safety Power Shutoff 860–024–0080
Procedure for Notification for Public Safety Power Shutoff 860–024–0090
Required Information in Notifications in Advance of and Directly Preceding a De-Energization Event for Public Safety Power Shutoff 860–024–0100
Points of Contact for Public Safety Power Shutoff 860–024–0110
Methods for Communicating De-Energization Event with the Public for Public Safety Power Shutoff 860–024–0120
Coordination with Public Safety Partners Before and During a De-Energization Event for Public Safety Power Shutoff 860–024–0130
Coordination with Emergency Response Centers and Incident Command Systems for Public Safety Power Shutoff 860–024–0140
Request to Delay De-Energization for Public Safety Power Shutoff 860–024–0150
De-Energization of Transmission Lines for Public Safety Power Shutoff 860–024–0160
Reporting Requirements for Public Safety Power Shutoff
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 860-024-0090’s source at or​.us