SACRAMENTO – The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (Energy Safety) today issued a revision notice to Southern California Edison (SCE) for its 2026-2028 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP). The revision notice identified 10 critical issues with SCE’s WMP that must be satisfactorily addressed for the plan to be considered for approval. SCE has 30 days to correct these issues and submit an updated plan. A public comment period will follow.
The 10 critical issues include:
General
- RN-SCE-26-01: SCE commits to low WMP targets while indicating it can likely achieve much more via the inclusion of what it calls “strive targets.”
Risk Methodology
- RN-SCE-26-02 : SCE’s Severe Risk Area increase lacks explanation.
- RN-SCE-26-03 : SCE’s risk methodology lacks independent review.
Vegetation Management
- RN-SCE-26-04: SCE’s Vegetation Management inspection targets and the scope of inspections do not align.
- RN-SCE-26-05: SCE’s wood and slash management target is not specific or measurable.
- RN-SCE-26-06: SCE dilutes its commitments to its quantitative pole clearing targets with qualifying language in the footnotes.
- RN-SCE-26-07: SCE also dilutes its commitment to its quantitative pole clearing targets by using equivocating language in Table 9-2 via cross-referencing to another WMP section.
- RN-SCE–26-08: SCE failed to disclose two remote sensing pilot programs in its 2026-2028 Base WMP.
- RN–SCE–26-09: SCE’s transition from ground inspections to remote sensing lacks explanation.
Enterprise Systems
- RN-SCE-26-10: SCE’s targets in Table 12-1 lack specificity and are not measurable.
Energy Safety’s revision notice includes required remedies for these critical issues that SCE must satisfactorily address or risk denial of it 2026-2028 WMP. Stakeholders will have an opportunity to submit comments following Energy Safety’s receipt of SCE’s revised plan.
The revision notice includes a timetable for the process. SCE’s revision notice response and revised plan is due Sept. 15, public comments are due Sept. 30 and reply comments are due Oct. 10. Energy Safety will issue a draft decision in November.