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Wildfire Mitigation

Wildfire Readiness


It’s never too early to prepare.  GCEA reminds residents there are plenty of things they can do to prepare themselves, their families, and their homes, to reduce the risk of wildfire. Things like trimming shrubbery, clearing tree limbs that are close to a home, cleaning gutters, and keeping lawns mowed and watered are good first steps.  Residents should remove anything within a 15-foot radius around a powerline pole if possible and maintain unobstructed access to all GCEA’s equipment, overhead, and on the ground. Call (970) 641-3520 if anything looks amiss or concerning our equipment.

Wildfire Mitigation Plan


Our primary concern is always the safety and protection of our community and environment. The wildfire mitigation plan is part of a larger, ongoing strategic effort to improve the safety and resiliency of our electric grid.

Vegetation management – We’re currently on a three-year cut cycle to analyze and cut if necessary (typical tree growth in five years is ten feet). Dangerous or hazardous trees are removed, including dead trees at risk of falling into overhead power lines.

System inspection – We have a program to visually inspect our overhead system every year.  

Pole testing – Each power pole is tested every eight years (roughly 800 poles every year) for structural integrity. Poles that fail testing are replaced.

Investigate all temporary faults on main feeders – Temporary faults can sometimes turn into permanent faults, so we spend the time to patrol our main feeders for all substation trips, even when the breaker successfully re-closes.

Monthly substation inspections – We inspect our substations monthly.

Supervisory control and data acquisition devices – Equipment in the field (reclosers and switches) provide immediate notification of system disturbances throughout our system allowing us to quickly dispatch operations crews.

Advanced metering system – Provides rapid notification of system outages further narrowing down the location of system issues.

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Call Us: 970-641-3520 or 1-800-726-3523 


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Office Locations:

Gunnison

37250 West Highway 50
PO Box 180
Gunnison, CO 81230-0180
Phone: 970-641-3520
Fax: 970-641-5302

Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte

Crested Butte Bank Building - Upstairs
116 6th Street, Suite 202
Crested Butte, CO 81224
Phone: 970-349-5385
Fax: 970-349-2708

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  • Home
  • About GCEA
    • About Us
    • Contact GCEA
    • Publications
    • Bylaws & Articles of Incorporation
    • Meet our Staff
    • Careers
    • Board of Directors
    • Board Meetings, Agendas & Minutes
    • Annual Meeting Report & Elections
  • Account Services
    • Payment & Billing Options
    • Operation Round-Up®
    • Capital Credits
    • Start / Stop Service
      • Start Service
      • Transfer Service
      • Stop Existing Service
    • Rates
  • Energy Efficiency
    • Rebates
      • Appliance Rebates
      • Commercial LED Lighting
      • EV Charging Rebates
    • Energy Evaluations
    • Peak Demand Information
    • Heaters
  • Electric Vehicles
    • Electric Vehicles
    • EV Test Drive Program
    • EV Charging Stations
    • EV News
    • EV Rebates
    • Charge at Home Program
  • Renewable Energy
    • Green the Grid
      • Green Power Program History
    • Net Metering
    • Doyleville Wind Turbine
    • Taylor Hydro Project
    • Community Solar Garden
    • Rooftop Solar
  • Community
    • Energy Assistance
    • Scholarship Program
    • Student Opportunities
    • Lineworker School
  • Outages & Safety
    • Outage Center
    • Call Before You Dig
    • Electrical Safety Demonstration
    • Electrical Inspections
    • Wildfire Mitigation
    • Wiring Guidelines
  • Trending News