Electricity: deenergization events: report: compensation.

Senator Reyes' legislation establishes new reporting requirements and customer compensation protocols for electrical service interruptions during wildfire prevention power shutoffs in California. The measure requires electrical corporations to file detailed reports with the Public Utilities Commission following each deenergization event, documenting the duration, affected circuits, number of customers impacted, and associated service interruption costs.

The bill directs the Commission to develop a standardized methodology for calculating customer costs during power shutoffs. When electrical corporations violate deenergization protocols or other requirements, the Commission may impose penalties, with resulting revenues automatically credited to affected customers. These penalties must be paid by corporate shareholders rather than ratepayers.

Local publicly owned utilities and electrical cooperatives must now include procedures in their wildfire mitigation plans for compensating customers affected by power shutoffs. The plans require public presentation, stakeholder feedback, and review by qualified independent evaluators who must publish their findings and present them at public meetings of utility governing boards.