The October 2019 PG&E PSPS Website Failure
From October 8th to October 12th, 2019, PG&E planned its largest pre-emptive power shutoff event (PSPS) ever attempted by a utility in anticipation of an extreme Diablo wind event. As the event approached, performance of the PG&E website, a primary...
Utility Power Shutoff
Since our original involvement in defeating SDG&E’s proposed de-energization plan in 2008 we have provided technical support for MGRA's strong advocacy for requiring cost/benefit and risk/benefit analyses to determine thresholds for the risky...
Wildfire Mitigation Plans
We proposed and lobbied through the first utility fire plans regulatory requirements as the technical expert for MGRA. We continue to advocate for comprehensive utility wildfire mitigation plans, including:
- Continuing opportunity for substantive...