Calif. PUC Issues Additional Guidelines and Rules in Continual Improvements to Utility Execution of Public Safety Power Shutoffs
June 25, 2021
June 25, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release:
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today enhanced and updated existing guidelines and rules for utility Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events in advance of the 2021 wildfire season. As a result, electric investor-owned utilities are now required to take a results-based approach to improving notification and mitigating the impacts of PSPS events.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today enhanced and updated existing guidelines and rules for utility Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events in advance of the 2021 wildfire season. As a result, electric investor-owned utilities are now required to take a results-based approach to improving notification and mitigating the impacts of PSPS events.