SB 618: Electricity: deenergization events: report: compensation.

The bill aims to improve wildfire mitigation by requiring public utilities to prepare and submit wildfire mitigation plans to the Public Utilities Commission. These plans must include protocols for deenergizing portions of the electrical distribution system to minimize public safety impacts. After a deenergization event, the utilities must file a report with the commission, which must include the cost to customers for the interruption of service. The commission is authorized to develop a standardized methodology for calculating this cost and may assess fines or penalties on utilities that violate deenergization protocols. Revenues from these fines will be used to provide automatic credits to customers affected by the deenergization event.