Wildfire Mitigation Plan Performance Assessment

Energy Safety’s Performance Assessment Division is responsible for oversight of electrical corporation performance of mitigation activities and strategies in the wildfire mitigation plans (WMP). In accordance with Government Code §15475.21(b), Energy Safety also identifies issues that the electrical corporations must expeditiously resolve to minimize wildfire risk and resolve nonperformance with WMP initiatives to support public safety. 

Annual Performance Reports (Formerly Annual Reports on Compliance)

To assess and evaluate electrical corporations’ performance of their WMPs, Energy Safety prepares annual performance reports (formerly known as Annual Reports on Compliance). Historic annual reports appear below.

Energy Safety’s 2024 Annual Performance Reports

Energy Safety’s 2023 Annual Reports on Compliance

Energy Safety’s 2022 Annual Reports on Compliance

Energy Safety’s 2021 Annual Reports on Compliance

Energy Safety’s 2020 Annual Reports on Compliance:

Electrical Corporation Annual Reports on Compliance include:

  • Electrical Corporation Annual Reports on Compliance (EC ARC) required pursuant to Public Utilities Code §8386.3(c)(1)
  • Notices of substantial vegetation management (SVM) completion required pursuant to Public Utilities Code §8386.3(c)(5)(A)

WMP Compliance Process

Public Utilities Code §8389(d)(3) directs the CPUC, after consultation with Energy Safety, to “adopt and approve” a “wildfire mitigation plan compliance process” by December 1 annually. The CPUC formally reviews, adopts, and approves Energy Safety’s WMP Compliance Process documents via resolution.

2024 WMP Compliance Process – Adopted via CPUC Resolution SPD-27

2023 WMP Compliance Process – Adopted via CPUC Resolution SPD-13

2022 WMP Compliance Process – Adopted via CPUC Resolution SPD-7

2021 WMP Compliance Process – Adopted via CPUC Resolution M-4860

2020 WMP Compliance Process – Adopted via CPUC Resolution WSD-012

Performance Guidelines (Formerly Compliance Guidelines)

The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (Energy Safety) has authority under Government Code section 15475.6 to “adopt guidelines setting forth the requirements, format, timing, and any other matters required to exercise its powers, perform its duties, and meet its responsibilities described in Sections 326, 326.1, and 326.2 and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 8385) of Division 4.1 of the Public Utilities Code….” 

Pursuant to Public Utilities Code section 8386(b), electrical corporations must annually prepare and submit a Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) to Energy Safety for review and approval. Subsequently, pursuant to section 8386.3(c), Energy Safety is charged with assessing the electrical corporations’ WMP initiative performance. Energy Safety’s Performance Guidelines set forth substantive and procedural requirements for electrical corporations both during and after the annual assessment period. 

Background Details of the APR Process

Electrical corporations must construct, maintain, and operate their electrical lines and equipment in a manner that will minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfire. They must file Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMPs)to demonstrate how they will do so.

Energy Safety annually reviews electrical corporation performance and develops an Annual Performance Report that outlines its findings.

The Annual Performance Report timeline is as follows:

Annual Performance Reports identify to the electrical corporations of areas in which they must continue to improve. Energy Safety is committed to an open and collaborative approach to reducing wildfire risk in California. In order to achieve this goal, it is important that electrical corporations effectively implement their plans for wildfire risk reduction and make improvements where identified by Energy Safety.

Performance Assessment