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May 20, 2024

Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS)

California PUC Slams SCE Over Power Shutoffs
The CPUC and state emergency officials told Southern California Edison that it had mishandled its public safety power shutoffs in 2020.
Calif. PUC Orders $200M Microgrid Incentive Program
The California PUC ordered utilities to hasten the creation of microgrids, including establishing a $200 million incentive program for high risk communities
UPDATED: PG&E Gets $1.3B Rate Hike, Cancels Mass Blackouts
PG&E canceled its anticipated blackouts after saying it might shut off power to nearly 400,000 residents to prevent wildfires.
PG&E Working to Improve Safety Blackouts
PG&E acknowledged it needs to get better at notifying local authorities and customers before shutting off power to prevent wildfires.
NARUC Panel Takes on West’s ‘Surreal Summer’
NARUC panelists examined the extraordinary events last summer in the Western Interconnection, including California's rolling blackouts.
PG&E Trying to Move Forward from Bankruptcy
PG&E executives tried to reassure investors that the company is moving forward from its bankruptcy and the wildfires of the past three years.
SoCal Edison Line May Have Sparked Silverado Fire
SoCal told the state Public Utilities Commission that one of its power lines might have started the Silverado Fire.
PG&E Line Was Active when Zogg Fire Started
PG&E said a line suspected of starting the Zogg Fire remained active while other circuits in the same region were de-energized.
CPUC Tries to Fix PSPS Funding Foul-up
The California PUC acted to correct a “serious omission” that it said had resulted in huge sums of money going to residents regardless of income.
PSPS Relief Funds Not Spent as Intended, CPUC Says
Funds intended to provide batteries to poor residents in high fire-threat areas have been used by customers for pumping well water.

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