California SB618 mandates automatic reimbursement for customers affected by deenergization events and requires utilities to develop wildfire.

California SB618 amends the Public Utilities Code to require electrical corporations to provide a $30 reimbursement credit to customers for each 24-hour period of a deenergization event, without using ratepayer funds. The California Public Utilities Commission must develop a standardized methodology for calculating customer costs due to service interruptions. The bill also mandates that local publicly owned electric utilities and electrical cooperatives prepare and submit wildfire mitigation plans to the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board.

California SB618 mandates automatic reimbursement for customers affected by deenergization events and requires utilities to develop wildfire.

California SB618 amends the Public Utilities Code to require electrical corporations to provide a $30 reimbursement credit to customers for each 24-hour period of a deenergization event, without using ratepayer funds. The California Public Utilities Commission must develop a standardized methodology for calculating customer costs due to service interruptions. The bill also mandates that local publicly owned electric utilities and electrical cooperatives prepare and submit wildfire mitigation plans to the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board.