PGE wildfire-zone customers see outages drop more than 60% since 2021 after system hardening efforts
POR•Outages in wildfire-risk areas fall more than 60%
PGE reported a more than 60% reduction in power outages in wildfire-risk areas from 2021 to 2025, citing grid hardening.
Vegetation management crews are walking power-line spans to identify hazardous trees that could trigger outages or elevate wildfire risk.
The utility has more than 1,100 miles of lines in wildfire-risk areas, with repeated inspections in higher-risk corridors.
