Camber Energy, Inc. and its joint venture partners announced to officially introduce for use by utilities around the world an expanded portfolio of fully developed, patent pending, ready-for-market proprietary Electrical Transmission and Distribution Open Conductor Detection Systems designed to detect unsafe and hazardous conditions for transmission lines and distribution lines of any length and any voltage. The systems are designed to immediately identify (within a tenth of a second or less) when a conductor breaks or opens and to instantly de-energize the appropriate source of power, whether it be from a transmission line or distribution line. This novel approach affords technology a unique advantage in detecting open conductors before they make contact with the ground.

The system owned by Camber and/or its joint venture partners differs from conventional technology in that it does not wait for a short circuit (or fault) to occur. Conventional technologies that have been used over the last 50 years rely on a short circuit to occur, meaning a conductor must either touch another conductor, touch ground or touch a grounded structure which causes a short circuit that conventional technology normally recognizes and shuts off the power source - this is too late to prevent an incendiary event. Camber and its joint venture partners' products include software-based solutions that can be quickly and cost-effectively deployed within a utility's existing protective relay infrastructure, allowing the utility to protect its grid with greater confidence and reliability.

Existing Public Safety Power shutdown Programs (PSPS) are Insufficient. Many utilities have implemented Public Safety Power shutdown programs where a utility manually shuts off electricity on transmission and distribution lines in fire-prone areas during high-risk periods. This strategy has limited effectiveness for the following reasons: The efficacy of this program depends on the judgement of the utility to correctly define the fire danger area.

If an energized line outside of the designated fire area makes contact with ground or a grounded structure there is the danger of a fire starting. It must rely on communication between the utility and fire officials and communication between the utility and its customers.