CPUC to Hold Post-Season/Pre-Season Public Briefings on Utility Public Safety Power Shutoffs

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will host the 5^th annual post-season/pre-season public briefings for electric investor-owned utilities to present lessons learned from Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events in 2023 and preparedness for PSPS events in 2024.

The electric utilities will provide updates on their efforts and coordination with public safety partners, critical infrastructure and facilities, and customers, including those most vulnerable or with access and functional needs. At two hybrid in-person and virtual briefings, the utilities will present on efforts to mitigate customer impacts and will identify changes to PSPS processes or operations in 2024 based on lessons learned. 

WHEN:

• August 7, 2024, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• August 8, 2024, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.  

WHY: The CPUC oversees the utilities’ preparation for and execution of PSPS events and has been driving the utilities to improve in response to lessons learned from previous PSPS events. The electric utilities submit their 2023 post-season reports to the CPUC by March 1, 2024, and 2024 pre-season reports to the CPUC by July 1, 2024.

WHERE:

In-person: 1516 9^th St., Sacramento, Rosenfeld Hearing Room

Virtually: Access each briefing virtually via webcast or phone, as follows:

• Live video broadcast with English or Spanish captions via webcast: www.adminmonitor.com/ca/cpuc
  • Participants who choose to view via webcast will have audio and video, but will not be able to make verbal comment. If you would like to make comment during the briefings, refer to the phone-in information below.
  • For captions, after clicking on the name of the briefing, click the green button below the video for captions. Then select captions by clicking on the white icon next to the word “live” at the bottom of the video.
  • The briefings will be recorded and archived for future viewing.
• Phone: 1-800-857-1917, passcode: 6032788#
  • Participants will have audio and will be able to make comments.
  • To provide comments, press *1 after entering the passcode above. You will be put in the public comment queue.

The most updated information related to the briefings, including an agenda, will be posted on the CPUC’s PSPS webpage.

While a quorum of Commissioners and/or their staff may attend, no official action will be taken on this matter.

If specialized accommodations are needed to attend, such as non-English or sign language interpreters, please contact the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office at public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov or toll free at 866-849-8390 at least five business days in advance of the briefing.

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