SEPTEMBER 2011 SAN DIEGO POWER OUTAGE

Presented by Ron LaneDeputy CAO, County of San Diego

Background

Power goes out countywide at 3:27PM on Sept 8, 2011

Power fully restored 3:19PM on Sept 9, 2011

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Impacts

Households

Businesses

Communities

Cascading effect on “Lifelines”

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Lifelines

Hospitals

Communications

Fuel

Water

Wastewater

Transportation

Hospitals

Back-up Generators

Energy-dependent residents

Coincide with other emergency

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Communications

Emergency communication Internal To the public

Telephones Text Cell Phones

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Fuel

Emergency Vehicles

Gas Stations

Pipelines

Airports/Military

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Water and Wastewater

Maintain Pumping Capabilities

Linked to Fuel and Communications

Transportation

Traffic Signals

Trolleys and Trains

Railway signals

Airports

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Community

Schools

Events

Food

ATMs and Money

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Lessons Learned

Prioritize the effort Health and Safety (hospitals, elevator

entrapments, traffic intersections) Public communication

Severity of impact increases exponentially based on length of outage

Pre-planning is critical (notion of Advanced Recovery)