SACRAMENTO – The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (Energy Safety) today issued its approval of Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) 2026-2028 Wildfire Mitigation Base Plan (WMP). Energy Safety’s approval followed a 30-day public comment period.
In its 2026-2028 Base WMP, PG&E is planning the use of new technologies, such as implementation of machine learning models to gain insights into the health of its assets so that they can be proactively repaired or replaced. PG&E has updated procedures, that includes the addition of a second annual maintenance cycle to its pole clearing program, which will shorten the time between clearings and minimize the amount of vegetation under electric poles susceptible to ignition. PG&E is also making progress on reducing its backlog of open work orders. PG&E has increased the amount of work being done to close work orders while maintaining its rate of issue identification.
However, PG&E also has areas for continued improvement, including continuing its collaboration with other electrical corporations to share lessons learned, establish best practices, standardize procedures, and explore new methods and technologies.