Utility and grid solutions

Wildfire mitigation

Lowering risk of wildfires associated with the electric grid. Our solutions are helping utilities fortify electric distribution systems everywhere – across wide areas, supporting undergrounding efforts and with long-term R&D investments.

Wildfire mitigation through grid hardening

Utilities throughout North America are strengthening their distribution systems to minimize the risk of wildfires. Our technology and expertise is at the heart of the strategies making a difference – whether its reducing risk in overhead systems, advancing undergrounding initiatives, delivering new intelligence or enabling novel tools with substantive R&D efforts. And we’re making steady investments in our North American manufacturing to meet growing demand for our solutions.

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Wildfire mitigation resources

NEW - White paper: Harnessing AI for wildfire prevention

Webinar: Situational awareness on the edge

Web page: Fundamentals of reducing the risk of wildfire

Article: CAL FIRE Guidelines Can Serve as Template for Utility Risk Management

Electrical insights article: 4 Steps utilities are taking to avert wildfires

Blog: For Safety’s Sake: Standards help utilities address wildfire risk

Webinar: Fortifying the grid against wildfires

62 K

Wildfires in the US

7.2 M

Acres burned in the US

4.4 B

Annual wildfire costs

Partner with us to advance wildfire mitigation plans

Eaton is a longtime industry partner, helping advance wildfire mitigation with the industry’s broadest portfolio of solutions designed to strengthen the grid.

Safety Cutting-edge technologies to reduce arcs and sparks }

Safety

Cutting-edge technologies to reduce arcs and sparks
Efficiency Strategies and innovations that streamline and simplify deployments }

Efficiency

Strategies and innovations that streamline and simplify deployments
Intelligence Novel solutions to detect fault more quickly, accurately and reliably }

Intelligence

Novel solutions to detect fault more quickly, accurately and reliably

UltraSIL fire protection arrester system

Rapidly fortifying the grid with site-ready technologies

Upgrade or replace widely used equipment in overhead distribution systems to substantively reduce wildfire risks, without needing to rework or rebuild infrastructure. Our site-ready solutions include fuses, arresters, capacitors and transformers that are compliant and tested in accordance with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Breakout technologies like our ELF current-limiting fuses reduce the risk of a sparking incident, while our innovative UltraSIL fire protection arrester system dramatically reduces the occurrence of electrical runaway. Visit the Utility knowledge center.

Undergrounding powerlines in high-risk areas

Keep the power on, avoid the need for preemptive power outages and protect electric systems extreme weather events. Our technologies are vital to support undergrounding strategies—and include nearly all the equipment required: cable accessories, line installation and protective equipment, regulators, transformers, switchgear, capacitors and more. Plus, our loadbreak connector system enables utilities to sectionalize underground systems, supporting safe maintenance activities while keeping the power on for as many customers as possible. Visit the Utility knowledge center.

Implementing digitial solutions to improve monitoring

Leverage high-fidelity data, powerful software and analytics to yield cutting-edge intelligence into grid conditions. We’re providing utilities with the engineering tools for grid modeling, monitoring, planning and fault detection. We can deliver the hardware and software solutions required to build a smarter grid that can detect problems and take corrective action at the grid edge. Visit the Utility knowledge center.

Enabling new technologies to dramatically reduce wildfire risk

Novel tools to fortify the grid and lower risks associated with the grid itself are vital as extreme weather conditions become more common. We have a long history of developing and testing pioneering technologies alongside industry partners from utilities, government agencies, national laboratories and universities. And we’re continuing to invest in research and development to commercialize new solutions to fortify and modernize the grid. Visit the Utility knowledge center.

Wildfire mitigation products

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges.

Wildfire mitigation

Lowering risk of wildfires associated with the electric grid. Our solutions are helping utilities fortify electric distribution systems everywhere – across wide areas, supporting undergrounding efforts and with long-term R&D investments.

Wildfire mitigation through grid hardening

Wildfire mitigation resources

Partner with us to advance wildfire mitigation plans

Cutting-edge technologies to reduce arcs and sparks

Strategies and innovations that streamline and simplify deployments

Novel solutions to detect fault more quickly, accurately and reliably

Rapidly fortifying the grid with site-ready technologies

Undergrounding powerlines in high-risk areas

Implementing digitial solutions to improve monitoring

Enabling new technologies to dramatically reduce wildfire risk

Wildfire mitigation products

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