UPDATE: The Commission adopted the Proposed OIR at its May 18, 2023 voting meeting and opened Rulemaking 23-05-018.
The California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) has uploaded a proposed Order Instituting...more
The California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) has uploaded a proposed Order Instituting Rulemaking(OIR) that would revamp the permitting process for siting of electric transmission infrastructure within the state of...more
5/9/2023
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Transmission Lines
On June 30, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 350 (“SB 350”), which is intended to serve as a backstop for customers as Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) completes its restructuring process and begins...more
On November 27, 2019, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali issued a Memorandum Decision on Inverse Condemnation (“Memorandum Decision”) in PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric’s (together, “PG&E”) Chapter 11 Bankruptcy...more
12/4/2019
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Infrastructure ,
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Wildfires
On July 12, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1054, which introduces major changes to the way California addresses wildfires in an emergency effort to financially stabilize the State’s electric utilities...more
7/15/2019
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Wildfires
On May 30, 2019, the California Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) adopted new interim guidelines for electric investor-owned utilities (“IOUs”) with respect to the controversial practice of de-energization of power...more
The Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery (“Commission”) has released a draft report assessing the issues surrounding catastrophic wildfires in California and recommending major changes to the law (“Draft...more
6/3/2019
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Fire Insurance ,
Inverse Condemnation ,
Negligence ,
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State and Local Government ,
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Victim Compensation Fund ,
Wildfires
In Governor Gavin Newsom’s first State of the State address, he called for the creation of a strike force charged with developing a comprehensive strategy to address the destabilizing effect of catastrophic wildfires on the...more
4/19/2019
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