How Does Northern Wasco County PUD Approach Dealing with a Power Outage?
When a major power outage occurs, restoring electric service is often a complicated process. Damage to the utility’s electric distribution system that is caused by wind, ice, lighting, trees or other severe weather conditions usually is not isolated to one specific area. It usually affects several different locations. Under these conditions, Northern Wasco County PUD primary objective is to get the power back on for everyone in the most systematic, efficient and safe manner. That’s why we use the TSDS system: (T) Transmission lines, (S) Substations (D) Distribution Lines (S) Service Lines. When a wide-spread power outage occurs, the first location that service crews check is the substation. The substation is the source from which all power is distributed. Service crews then start working their way out along the main distribution lines, or “feeders.” These main feeders are repaired first, followed by the lines serving groups of homes, and finally repairs at individual homes are made.
