![]() ![]() The decision is binary, but it is hardly simple. The algorithm uses texture, movement and radiance to make a binary decision “smoke/ not smoke.” (Anna Stonehouse/The Aspen Times via AP) AI didn’t understand changing aspen leaves. Dozens of lines and power poles were burned and the fire nearly cut off power to thousands of people. The utility disputes the finding but is already facing lawsuits from homeowners and businesses.Ī power line dangles and burns in the Lake Christine wildfire in Basalt on July 4, 2018. ![]() Xcel Energy has been under pressure since the 2021 Marshall fire, the most destructive in Colorado history razing more than 1,000 Boulder County homes and businesses and inflicting an estimated $2 billion in damage.Ĭounty officials said one cause of the fire was an Xcel Energy distribution line that had come loose in the high winds. The deployment of the Pano system, Kenney said, is just part of the company’s wildfire mitigation plan, which includes managing vegetation around power lines, increased inspections, covering bare conductors and using helicopters and laser radar to check line clearances and for overloaded poles. (Andy Colwell, Special to The Colorado Sun)Īmong the other Xcel Energy locations getting cameras are Breckenridge, Silverthorne and Hay Canyon, east of Rangely. Pictured in front of the map are Xcel Energy Colorado Operating Company President Robert Kenney, left, and and Jeff Savage, Xcel Energy senior vice president. Meet Colorado’s Congressional delegationĪ map depicts the locations of panoramic cameras deployed on the Western Slope as a part of Xcel Energy’s partnership with fire-detection AI company Pano AI.AI is watching for wildfire in Colorado’s mountains Close ![]()
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