CHAPTER 6. Wildfire Mitigation [8385. - 8389.]
Chapter 6 added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 598, Sec. 1.
§§ 8385–8389 · 13 sections
- § 8385 (a) For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply: (1) “Deenergization event” means the proactive interruption of electrical service for…
- § 8386 (a) Each electrical corporation shall construct, maintain, and operate its electrical lines and equipment in a manner that will minimize the risk of…
- § 8386.1 The commission may assess penalties on an electrical corporation that fails to comply with its plan. In determining an appropriate amount of the penalty, the…
- § 8386.2 (a) The commission shall require a safety culture assessment of each electrical corporation to be conducted by an independent third-party evaluator. The…
- § 8386.3 (a) (1) (A) The office shall approve or deny each wildfire mitigation plan within nine months of its submission. (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for an…
- § 8386.4 (a) (1) The commission shall consider the cost of implementing each electrical corporation’s plan in its general rate case proceeding and shall approve the…
- § 8386.5 The commission, the office, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to cooperatively develop…
- § 8386.6 (a) All electrical line clearance tree trimmers performing work to comply with the vegetation management requirements in an electrical corporation’s wildfire…
- § 8386.10 (a) The commission shall not allow a large electrical corporation to include in its equity rate base its share, as determined pursuant to the allocation…
- § 8387 (a) Each local publicly owned electric utility and electrical cooperative shall construct, maintain, and operate its electrical lines and equipment in a manner…
- § 8388 (a) An electrical corporation, local publicly owned electric utility, or community choice aggregator with a contract to procure electricity generated from…
- § 8388.5 (a) The commission shall establish an expedited utility distribution infrastructure undergrounding program consistent with this section. (b) Only a large…
- § 8389 (a) The Director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety shall issue a certificate to an electrical corporation if the electrical corporation provides…