CPUC Continues Public Safety Actions As Climate Increases Risk of Wildfires
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Since the 2017 wildfires in Northern and
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Apart from its staff investigations, the CPUC is committed to mitigating utility involvement in wildfires and ensuring that consumers have access to vital utility services in the event of a disaster.
In
The Fire-Threat Map will help with implementation of significant fire mitigation rules for utility poles and wires, including major new rules for vegetation management, which the CPUC adopted in
The CPUC also broadened its look at consumer protection, and in
Further, the CPUC has elevated wildfire mitigation into its internal operations and structure. In
Other wildfire prevention-related actions by the CPUC include:
* Consideration of extending the de-energization reasonableness, public notification, mitigation, and reporting requirements to all investor-owned electric utilities, and requiring utilities to notify customers of a de-energization event prior to shutting off power.
* Holding a Fire Safety and Utility Infrastructure En Banc in
* An examination into whether the existing stock of utility poles and underground conduits in the state have sufficient space to support ubiquitous, competitive, and affordable telecommunications services, while keeping the pole and conduit infrastructure safe for residents, workers, and the environment. The CPUC is also considering creating a database that will allow stakeholders to share key information about utility poles with each other and the CPUC. The CPUC has held public meetings and tours to discuss these issues.
The CPUC regulates services and utilities, protects consumers, safeguards the environment, and assures Californians' access to safe and reliable utility infrastructure and services. For more information on the CPUC, please visit www.cpuc.ca.gov.
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