Power companies must plan removal of abandoned transmission lines and staff emergency centers
Electric utilities' wildfire plans must list all transmission facilities, including permanently abandoned ones, with a plan and timeline for removing each. Some utilities must assign liaisons to local emergency operations centers, and regulators must order abandoned lines removed.
Who it affects
Electric utilities, including city-owned utilities, and emergency response agencies
When
This law takes effect on January 1, 2027. California laws take effect on January 1 of the year after they are signed, unless the law says otherwise.
- : Signed into law
- : This law takes effect
- : Utilities commission must order removal of abandoned transmission lines
Official text
California SB 742: Electricity: electrical infrastructure: permanently abandoned transmission facilities: emergency response: liaisons.
On California Legislative Information. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
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