California’s big utilities shut down power proactively or warned customers they might need to because of windy conditions that could lead to wildfires.

The California legislature passed a conference committee report on SB 901 Tuesday night to protect consumers and help utilities pay for wildfire damages.

California’s three investor-owned utilities want lawmakers to limit their liability for wildfires sparked by power lines.

CPUC President Michael Picker told California lawmakers that the commission is increasingly focused on wildfire prevention.

The CPUC rejected an application by SDG&E and SoCalGas to build a $639 million pipeline near San Diego, saying it was unneeded.

FERC granted SDG&E a waiver allowing it to continue the interconnection process for an energy storage project without posting financial security to itself.

The California State Senate passed legislation that would allow the state’s investor-owned utilities to pass through the costs of wildfires to ratepayers.

California’s three investor-owned utilities asked state officials to protect bundled customers from being saddled with expensive long-term renewable contracts.

Sempra Energy became the third California-based energy company to promise a “three-pronged” cost recovery effort related to wildfires.

California utilities and other parties say they have reached a new settlement over the costs of shutting down the San Onofre nuclear power plant.