Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety
Wildfire Safety
Energy Safety assesses electrical corporations’ Wildfire Mitigation Plans, safety culture assessments, safety certifications, and executive compensation structures. We maintain compliance through field inspections, audits, and review of the utility compliance.
Wildfire Safety Advisory Board
A board of independent experts who advise the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety and Electric Publicly-Owned Utilities and Cooperatives on wildfire safety measures.
Excavation Safety
The Underground Infrastructure Directorate provides support for the Underground Safety Board’s education and outreach efforts, investigates accidents to determine their causes, and ensures the state’s safe excavation laws are followed.
Underground Safety Board
The Underground Safety Board was created by the Dig Safe Act to investigate excavation accidents, develop safety standards, and coordinate education and outreach programs.
News and Updates
Energy Safety Releases Revisions to Proposed Updates to Wildfire Mitigation Plan Compliance Guidelines
SACRAMENTO – The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (Energy Safety) today released revisions to the proposed updates to its Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) Compliance Guidelines. The original proposed updates to the WMP Compliance Guidelines were published for...
Energy Safety Releases Final Substantial Vegetation Management Audit Report of San Diego Gas & Electric’s 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan Update
SACRAMENTO – The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (Energy Safety) today released its final audit report of San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) vegetation management work in 2022. Energy Safety’s audit found that SDG&E performed the vegetation...
Energy Safety Issues Annual Report on Compliance for Horizon West Transmission’s Approved 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Plan Update
Energy Safety today issued its Annual Report on Compliance (ARC) for the approved 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) Update of Horizon West Transmission (HWT). Energy Safety’s evaluation found that HWT was largely successful in executing an actionable and adaptive...