Powerline Bushfire Safety Committee

In 2011 the Victorian Government announced a $750 million Powerline Bushfire Safety program (PBSP). The 10-year program will deliver on recommendations (27 and 32) of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission and aims to reduce the risk of bushfires caused by electrical assets without causing significant impact to electricity supply reliability.

ESV is assisting the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) in the roll-out of this program.

About the committee

The Powerline Bushfire Safety Committee (PBSC) was established in 2016 by ESV under Section 8 of its Act.

Purpose

The PBSC exists to provide the Director of Energy Safety (DoES) with comprehensive expert advice to support ESV in its administration of the Electricity Safety (Bushfire Mitigation) Amendment Regulations 2016 (the regulations) and any advice ESV may, in turn, provide government on further policy changes that maybe required in the light of actual experience.

PBSC documents

All documents drafted by the Powerline Bushfire Safety Committee will be made available for public review. You can find these below.

• Powerline Bushfire Safety Committee Charter

PBSC Acronyms

View current list of acronyms used across all PBSC meetings.

PBSC Meeting 1 – 05.12.16

• PBSC – 05.12.16 – Agenda
• PBSC – 05.12.16 – Minutes
• PBSC – 05.12.16 – Minutes – Item 5 – DELWP presentation
• PBSC – 05.12.16 – Minutes – Item 6 – REFCL presentation
• PBSC – 05.12.16 – Minutes – Item 7.1 – Powercor presentation
• PBSC – 05.12.16 – Minutes – Item 7.2 – AusNet presentation

PBSC Meeting 2 – 14.03.17

• PBSC – 14.03.17 – Agenda
• PBSC – 14.03.17 – Minutes
• PBSC – 14.03.17 – Minutes – Item 3 – Powercor and AusNet presentation
• PBSC – 14.03.17 – Minutes – Item 6 – Cross country faults overview
• PBSC – 14.03.17 – Minutes – Item 6 – FSH Network Test 217

PBSC Meeting 3 – 13.06.17

• PBSC – 13.06.17 – Agenda
• PBSC – 13.06.17 – Minutes
• PBSC – 13.06.17 – Minutes – Item 3 – Powercor and AusNet presentation
• PBSC – 13.06.17 – Minutes – Item 4 – HV Customer risk study
• PBSC – 13.06.17 – Minutes – Item 4.1 – REFCL presentation

PBSC Meeting 4 – 12.09.17

• PBSC – 12.09.17 – Agenda
• PBSC – 12.09.17 – Minutes
• PBSC – 12.09.17 – Minutes – Item 3.1 – Powercor presentation
• PBSC – 12.09.17 – Minutes – Item 3.2 – AusNet Services presentation
• PBSC – 12.09.17 – Minutes – Item 4 – ESV presentation

PBSC Meeting 5 – 12.12.17

• PBSC – 12.12.17 – Agenda
• PBSC – 12.12.17 – Minutes
• PBSC – 12.12.17 – Minutes – Item 3.1 – Powercor presentation
• PBSC – 12.12.17 – Minutes – Item 3.2 – AusNet Services presentation

PBSC Meeting 6 – 13.03.18

• PBSC – 13.03.18 – Agenda
• PBSC – 13.03.18 – Minutes
• PBSC – 13.03.18 – Minutes – Item 3.1 – Powercor presentation
• PBSC – 13.03.18 – Minutes – Item 3.2 – AusNet Services presentation
• PBSC – 13.03.18 – Minutes – ESCV Review of voltage standards for bushfire mitigation

PBSC Meeting 7 – 12.06.18

• PBSC – 12.06.18 – Agenda
• PBSC – 12.06.18 – Minutes
• PBSC – 12.06.18 – Minutes – Item 3.1 – Powercor presentation
• PBSC – 12.06.18 – Minutes – Item 3.2 – AusNet Services presentation
• PBSC – 12.06.18 – Minutes – PBSC Advice – ESCV EDC draft decision
• PBSC – 12.06.18 – Minutes – PBSC Advice – AustNet Services REFCL Exemption requests

PBSC Meeting 8 – 11.09.18

• PBSC – 11.09.18 – Agenda
• PBSC – 11.09.18 – Minutes
• PBSC – 11.09.18 – Minutes – Item 3.1 – Powercor presentation
• PBSC – 11.09.18 – Minutes – Item 3.2 – AusNet Services presentation

PBSC Meeting 9 – 11.12.18

• PBSC – 11.12.18 – Agenda
• PBSC – 11.12.18 – Minutes
• PBSC – 11.12.18 – Minutes – Item 3.1 – Powercor presentation
• PBSC – 11.12.18 – Minutes – Item 3.2 – AusNet Services presentation

PBSC Meeting 10 – 04.04.19

• PBSC – 04.04.19 – Agenda
• PBSC – 04.04.19 – Minutes
• PBSC – 04.04.19 – Minutes – Item 3.1 – Powercor presentation
• PBSC – 04.04.19 – Minutes – Item 3.2 – AusNet Services presentation

PBSC Meeting 11 – 11.06.19

• PBSC – 11.06.19 – Agenda
• PBSC – 11.06.19 – Minutes
• PBSC – 11.06.19 – Minutes Item 3.1 AusNet Services presentation
• PBSC – 11.06.19 – Minutes Item 3.2 Powercor presentation

PBSC Meeting 12 – 20.08.19

• PBSC – 20.08.19 – Agenda
• PBSC – 20.08.19 – Minutes
• PBSC – 20.08.19 – Minutes Item 3.1 – Powercor presentation
• PBSC – 20.08.19 – Minutes Item 3.2 – AustNet Services presentation

PBSC Meeting 13 – 10.12.19

• PBSC – 10.12.19 – Agenda
• PBSC – 10.12.19 – Minutes
• PBSC – 10.12.19 – Minutes Item 3.1 – Powercor presentation
• PBSC – 10.12.19 – Minutes Item 3.2 – AustNet Services presentation
• PBSC – 10.12.19 – Minutes – Item C –  How Tech from Australia Could Prevent California Wildfires and PG&E Blackouts – IEEE, 8 November 2019
• PBSC – 10.12.19 – Minutes – Item D – How an Australian State Fought Back Against Grid-Sparked Wildfires – IEEE, 11 November 2019
• PBSC – 10.12.19 – Minutes – Item E – Understanding the variability of Australian fire weather
• PBSC – 10.12.19 – Minutes – Item F – Paper on REFCL Articles
• PBSC – 10.12.19 – Minutes – Item G – LinkedIn article 12 Dec 2019