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Bushfire committee and taskforce

Information about the Powerline Bushfire Safety Committee and the Powerline Bushfire Safety Taskforce.

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 Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA)External Link 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, and are published here:

  • 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 G – LinkedIn article 12 Dec 2019:

Powerline Bushfire Safety Taskforce

In August 2010 the Powerline Bushfire Safety Taskforce (PBST) was established to oversee the implementation of recommendations from the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, related to powerline replacement and changing the network reclose function.

In 2011 the PBST produced its final report:

  • PBST Final Report – 30 Sep 2011

Date: 19/03/2024 9:36

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Reviewed 14 February 2024

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