'The decision achieved its essential purpose, but also suffered from significant shortcomings in execution,' PG&E CEO Bill Johnson told the commissioners. Utility officials told regulators they understand the impacts and use the PSPS as a last resort, defending their judgment in activating the program. 'The impacts to lives, businesses and the economy, cannot be overstated,' Batjer said. Gavin Newsom, D, on Monday called for the utility to offer $100 rebates to residential customers and $250 to small businesses, and directed the CPUC to launch an investigation. A utility with little credibilityĬalifornia Gov.

'We operate an electric system in a growing tinderbox,' he added. We need to make it as minimally disruptive as possible by making it more targeted and restoring power more quickly.' 'So we need to keep get better at doing it. 'We've made this decision a handful of times in the past couple of years, and unfortunately we will likely need to continue doing so in the near-term for the sake of public safety,' utility CEO Andrew Vesey told regulators. 'The specific goal of this meeting is to make sure any future power shutoff event is never like the one last week.'īut the utility largely stood by its decision to trigger the PSPS, despite acknowledging some system flaws. 'What we saw play out by PG&E last week cannot be repeated,' Batjer continued.

'You guys have failed on so many levels, on pretty simple stuff.' 'California will become more resilient, but more resiliency will not and should never translate to Californians being willing to put up with inadequate execution of measures that are supposed to keep them safe,' California Public Utilities Commissioner (CPUC) President Marybel Batjer said at the meeting.

Utility and commission officials agreed on one thing at the Friday meeting: Climate change has put California at greater fire risk, and an overhaul of PG&E's system will take years.

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