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				<ns0:ActionText>INTRODUCED</ns0:ActionText>
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			<ns0:SessionYear>2025</ns0:SessionYear>
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		<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Stern</ns0:AuthorText>
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		<ns0:Title> An act to add Section 8386.7 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity. </ns0:Title>
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			<ns0:Subject>Electricity: deenergization events: communications.</ns0:Subject>
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			<html:p>Existing law requires each electrical corporation to annually prepare a wildfire mitigation plan and to submit the plan to the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety for review and approval, as specified. Existing law requires a wildfire mitigation plan of an electrical corporation to include, among other things, protocols for deenergizing portions of the electrical distribution system that consider the associated impacts on public safety, and protocols related to mitigating the public safety impacts of those protocols, including impacts on critical first responders and on health and communications infrastructure. Existing law requires a wildfire mitigation plan of an electrical corporation to also include appropriate and feasible procedures for notifying a customer who may be impacted by the deenergizing of electrical lines and requires these procedures to consider the need to notify,
			 as a priority, critical first responders, health care facilities, and operators of telecommunications infrastructure with premises within the footprint of a potential deenergization event.</html:p>
			<html:p>This bill would require, consistent with the above-described protocols, an electrical corporation to immediately notify, when possible and at the time a decision to conduct a deenergization event is made, public safety partners about the
			 potential public safety impacts of the deenergization event, as specified. The bill would require detailed status information on restoration efforts to be made available to emergency management organizations, public safety officials, customers, and the public, where feasible, with regular progress updates issued at intervals of no more than 12 hours, for all impacted circuits, as specified. The bill would require,
			 in advance of a deenergization event, an electrical corporation to make a reasonable effort to publish and make available weather conditions observed within the affected circuit being considered for deenergization, as provided. Once hazardous conditions subside, the bill would require an electrical corporation to prioritize the restoration of electricity and begin efforts to reenergize lines without unnecessary delays when safe to do so. The bill would make electrical corporations
			 responsible for the continual monitoring and eventual restoration of circuits affected by a deenergization event. The bill would require each electrical corporation to submit an annual report to the Public Utilities Commission that details its compliance with the transparency and restoration requirements of these provisions, as provided.</html:p>
			<html:p>This bill would require the commission to oversee each electrical corporation’s compliance with these provisions to ensure that electrical corporations are meeting the transparency, communication, and restoration requirements. If an electrical corporation fails to comply with any of these provisions, including by failing to publish required weather data, notify public safety agencies, or meet communication standards, the bill would authorize the commission to impose financial penalties.</html:p>
			<html:p>Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the
			 commission is a crime.</html:p>
			<html:p>Because this bill requires action by the commission to implement its requirements, and because a violation of that action would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</html:p>
			<html:p>The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.</html:p>
			<html:p>This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.</html:p>
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		<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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			<ns0:Num>SECTION 1.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 8386.7 is added to the 
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				, to read:
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					<ns0:Num>8386.7.</ns0:Num>
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								(a)
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								For purposes of this section, both of the following definitions apply:
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								(1)
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								“Critical facilities and infrastructure” means facilities and
						infrastructure that are essential to the public safety and that require additional assistance and advanced planning to ensure resiliency during deenergization events, including, but not limited to, drinking water and wastewater facilities, medical facilities, communications carrier infrastructure, emergency services, and other critical
						systems as defined by the protocols adopted by the commission pursuant to paragraphs (6) and (7) of subdivision (c) of Section 8386.
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								(2)
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								“Weather data” means weather conditions observed by an electrical corporation at the time of deenergization, including wind speed, wind gust speed, relative humidity, and temperature.
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								(b)
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								Consistent
						with the protocols adopted by the commission pursuant to paragraphs (6) and (7) of subdivision (c) of Section 8386, an electrical corporation shall immediately notify, when possible, and at the time a decision to conduct a deenergization event is made, public safety partners, including emergency response providers and first responders, about the potential public safety impacts of the deenergization
						event.
						The notification shall include the
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							<html:p> specific critical facilities and infrastructure impacted, including, but not limited to, health care facilities, water treatment facilities, communications towers, and other
						critical facilities and infrastructure.</html:p>
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								(c)
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								The electrical corporation shall make every effort to maintain direct lines of communication with public safety
						partners to ensure the timely sharing of updates regarding deenergization events, including restoration efforts and any damage or other issues.
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								(d)
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								During a deenergization
						event, the electrical corporation shall work jointly with local emergency management agencies to
						identify restoration priorities. Priority shall, where reasonable, be given to circuits that contain a high number of critical facilities and infrastructure.
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								(e)
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								Detailed status information on restoration efforts
						shall be made available to emergency management organizations, public safety officials, customers, and the
						public, where feasible, with regular progress updates issued at intervals of no more than 12 hours, for all impacted circuits. This information shall include when the circuit is scheduled for inspection, anticipated restoration date and time, and any adverse findings discovered during the inspection process that may delay the restoration process.
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								(f)
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								(1)
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								In advance of
						a deenergization event, an electrical corporation shall make a reasonable effort to publish and make available weather conditions observed within the affected circuit being considered for deenergization. This weather data shall be included within the notices provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (e). The data may include all of the following information:
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								(A)
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								The sustained wind speed in miles per hour (mph).
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								(B)
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								The maximum wind gust speed in miles per hour (mph).
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								(C)
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								The measured percentage of relative humidity in the affected area.
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								(D)
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								The recorded temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
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								(2)
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								Throughout the course of a deenergization event an electrical corporation shall make reasonable efforts to publish and make available data, including the weather conditions observed
						within the affected circuit pursuant to paragraph (1).
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								(3)
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								The data published pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be made publicly available on the electrical corporation’s internet website, mobile applications, and other communication channels and shall be accessible in real time.
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								(g)
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								(1)
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								Once hazardous conditions subside, the electrical corporation shall prioritize the restoration of electricity and begin efforts to reenergize lines without unnecessary
						delays when safe to do so. The electrical corporation shall ensure that restoration is carried out as quickly and safely as possible, taking into consideration the safety of the electrical corporation’s crews and affected communities.
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								(2)
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								The electrical corporation shall be responsible for the continual monitoring and eventual restoration of circuits affected by a deenergization event. Using real-time weather monitoring technology, an electrical corporation shall be responsible for initiating the inspection and restoration process as soon as the observed weather conditions and safety considerations permit.
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								(3)
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								Inspection of circuits deenergized due to a deenergization event shall commence as soon as it is safe to do so.
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								(h)
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								(1)
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								Each electrical corporation shall annually submit a report to the commission detailing its compliance with the transparency and restoration requirements of this section. The report shall include all of the following:
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								(A)
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								The number of deenergization events activated in the previous year.
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								(B)
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								The weather data published and observed during the deenergization
						event.
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								(C)
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								The extent of communications with customers and public safety agencies.
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								(D)
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								The restoration timelines and any issues encountered during the restoration process.
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								(2)
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								The annual reports provided pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be made publicly available by the commission and the electrical corporation to ensure transparency for stakeholders and the public.
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								(i)
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								The commission
						shall oversee each electrical corporation’s compliance with this section to ensure that electrical corporations are meeting its transparency, communication, and restoration requirements. The commission shall assess whether an electrical corporation is effectively implementing weather reporting, notifying public safety agencies, and providing timely and accurate restoration information.
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								(j)
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								If an electrical corporation fails to comply with any provision of this section, including failure to publish required
						weather data, notify public safety agencies, or meet communication standards, the commission may impose financial penalties.
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					No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII
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					B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII
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					B of the California Constitution.
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