California Public Utilities Commission, Sacramento Office

The meeting included discussions on housekeeping and logistics, welcome and introductions, roll call, an overview of the draft committee charter, and a discussion on selecting a chair/co-chairs and the election process. The committee also discussed the location of the next meeting and received public comments. Additionally, there was a presentation on pesticide use in California, including an overview of Pesticide Use Reports (PUR) and 2024 data.

The workshop focused on integrated planning proposals from SDG&E, CE, and PG&E. Key discussion points included the IOU's updated integrated planning proposals, addressing stakeholder questions from the first workshop, and obtaining additional feedback for tier three advice letters. The integrated planning explores how the IUS can bundle upgrades or distribution infrastructure with other work streams like wildfire safety, aiming to save costs by avoiding redundant work on the same assets. The workshop also touched on cost-effectiveness, risk reduction, and estimating the cost of future capacity projects.

The workshop focused on discussions about resiliency, setting aside procedural next steps to think about rational approaches for planning. Topics included the role of the state, tribes, local government, various agencies, and ratepayer funding. The workshop also touched on the resiliency evaluation toolkit, mapping critical infrastructure, facilities, essential services, and social demographics. Mitigation measure assessments, considering performance under hazard events and the impact on the resiliency trapezoid, were also discussed. The resiliency scorecard was introduced as an idea to recognize achievement of resiliency and state goals, providing a mechanism to identify improvements over time.

The workshop focused on transparency guidelines for assumptions and estimates for risk-based decision-making framework filings. The discussion covered a work plan for the topic, a presentation on transparency guidelines, and next steps. The goal was to identify a work plan and schedule for transparency guidelines and to identify improvements to transparency guidelines and have agreed-upon next steps as a group.

The workshop on gas infrastructure equity discussed online access, safety considerations, and ergonomic checks. The presentation PDF was made available on the CPUC's long-term gas planting Workshop website. The workshop stimulated an honest dialogue, engaged with different perspectives, and commissioner remarks were given regarding Equity issues in the long-term gas planning proceeding. The goal was to allow community-based organizations and others to better understand the fundamental issues that are being addressed in this rule making and to start providing them with a foundation and resources and understanding to help them better engage on these issues. The workshop gave an opportunity to hear from Community Representatives, experts community- based organizations across the state. The workshop highlighted an important part of the regulatory process and the importance of managing the transition equitably. The workshop addressed many issues about how to plan for the future of our natural gas system.