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NV Energy is issuing a public safety outage at Mount Charleston through Tuesday morning

UPDATE | Oct 28

At approximately 7:43 p.m. Monday night, NV Energy issued a PSOM for the Angel Peak and Kyle Canyon areas of Mount Charleston due to changing weather conditions.

NV Energy said the planned proactive outage is expected to last until approximately 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29.

According to NV Energy, approximately 483 customers are affected.

UPDATE | Oct 27

An update on Sunday evening shows that NV Energy has no plans to proactively turn off power due to changing weather conditions – but outages could still occur if weather conditions change again.

The potential PSOM event would cover the Mount Charleston Angel Peak and Kyle Canon areas.

From NV Energy:

“Given the current conditions, we do not plan to proactively turn off the power. However, weather conditions can change quickly so an outage could still be possible with strong winds expected from tonight, October 27th, until tomorrow, October 28th.”

ORIGINAL ITEM

MOUNT CHARLESTON (KTNV) — Hundreds of NV Energy customers will experience a “proactive outage” in the Mount Charleston area beginning Sunday evening, according to the company.

NV Energy said that due to increased fire weather conditions in southern Nevada, approximately 466 customers in Mount Charleston will be subject to Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) monitoring.

This includes the Angel Peak and Kyle Canyon areas.

The outage is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. on Sunday evening and last until 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

What are PSOMs?

According to NV Energy, Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) monitoring is as follows:

“PSOMs are a preventive measure that NV Energy takes to prevent a forest fire due to extreme weather conditions. A PSOM watch means that certain weather conditions such as high winds, low humidity and heat may require us to proactively shut down equipment to ensure the safety of our community and to avoid potential wildfire ignition.”

During these outages, NV Energy said it would proactively shut off power to affected customers in high-risk areas to prevent wildfires.

If you are a customer in a high-risk area, you have likely already been notified by NV Energy via phone, text message, email or through their website at NVEnergy.com/psom.

NV Energy said they will continue to monitor fire weather conditions and provide regular updates.

The period of outage includes the duration of the weather event. The outage also depends on how long it will take for crews to shut off power before the weather event and how long it will take to complete damage inspections after the weather event, according to the company.

Hear it from our weather experts

For Monday, the Channel 13 weather team is forecasting southwesterly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. A wind advisory is in effect for the Clark, San Bernadino and Mohave areas from 11 a.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday.

Strong winds are a major factor in wildfire danger, as a tiny spark can quickly become a large, uncontrolled fire with the help of the breeze.

According to NV Energy, such weather events can easily cause vegetation debris to get into power lines and other electrical equipment – which can lead to wildfires.

VIEW | Wind warning in force from Monday

Wind Advisory in effect for portions of Clark County

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