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Electrical Safety Policy Division

The Electrical Safety Policy Division is responsible for analyzing and evaluating the electrical corporations’ annual Wildfire Mitigation Plans, issuing revision notices to the plans when necessary, and approving changes to the plans.

Wildfire Mitigation Plans

Electrical corporations are required to prepare and submit Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMPs) to Energy Safety for review and approval. WMPs should describe how the electrical corporation is constructing, maintaining, and operating its electrical lines and equipment in a manner that will minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfire.

Regulatory Recommendations

Energy Safety reviews safety requirements for electrical infrastructure and provides recommendations to the California Public Utilities Commission to address the dynamic risk of climate change and to mitigate wildfire risk.