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California’s major utilities have been told to continue pushing forward with enhanced wildfire mitigation plans despite statewide shelter-in-place mandates regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.

California regulators in late January proposed additional guidelines for public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) and separately accused Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) of “serious deficiencies” in its reports.

California regulators in late January proposed additional guidelines for public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) and separately accused Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) of “serious deficiencies” in its reports.

California regulators in late January proposed additional guidelines for public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) and separately accused Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) of “serious deficiencies” in its reports.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Wednesday launched a statewide investigation of how major utilities have used preventive power shutoffs to curb wildfires, noting that it intends to hold the power companies accountable for their actions during those increasingly controversial events.

Oil and gas operations in California have so far not been impacted by this season’s troublesome wildfires and preventive power shutoffs.

On orders from the governor, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Monday launched a multi-faceted investigation of the major investor-owned electric utilities’ wildfire preventive power shutoffs as fires rage throughout the state.

Nearly 29,000 Northern California residents in designated high-risk wildfire areas had their power restored on Monday, following a weekend in which Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) invoked twopublic safety power shutoffs(PSPS) in parts of eight counties.