[31167] in North American Network Operators' Group
New fire in near Oregon border affects California/Oregon Intertie
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Thu Sep 14 18:38:11 2000
Date: 14 Sep 2000 15:36:12 -0700
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CAISO declares second stage two emergency due to a new fire affecting
the Northern California intertie power lines with Oregon.
Continued heat exacerbated by a fire that erupted near the Oregon
border led to the Stage Two declaration. The fire was reportedly
caused when a transmission line that is part of the crucial California
Oregon Intertie (COI) sagged into a tree, igniting the fire. Power
deliveries headed into California on the path of lines that make up
the COI have been cut by several hundred megawatts. Additionally, a
total of 3,964 megawatts of power plant units are off line today due
to mechanical failure or planned maintenance that could not be postponed.
