Who is Lance Adler?
Lance worked as an engineer for PG&E, directly on current solutions to the wildfire problem. He was one of the engineers designing replacement power poles and cost estimates for wildfire rebuilds in Northern CA.
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What is Witching Hour?
Witching Hour prevents power companies from starting wildfires by insulating live power lines using advanced materials and robotics.
Roughly 50% of the wildfire destruction in the U.S. comes from power companies – mostly from overhead wires touching trees. Power companies desperately want to reduce their wildfire risk, because they are financially responsible for the fires they start (sometimes paying tens of billions in damages). Existing methods to lower wildfire risk include (1) burying power lines and (2) rebuilding infrastructure with heavily insulated wire – these cost millions per mile and take years to implement. We use a robotic system to install an advanced material over existing power lines, eliminating the costly rebuild process. Our service is up to 95% cheaper and 100x faster than putting power lines underground.
