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Assembly Bill No. 66: Enhancing Utility Reliability and Safety for Peninsula Cities

Assembly Bill No. 66, introduced by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi and supported by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, addresses the frequent electrical outages in Peninsula cities that have affected residents and businesses financially and created safety concerns. With over 100 unplanned outages reported between 2008 and 2011, and several utility-related fires, this bill mandates electric utilities to report outage frequency and duration to the CPUC and requires cost-effective remediation for the most affected areas. Public disclosure of reliability data is also a key component.

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Assembly Bill No. 66: Enhancing Utility Reliability and Safety for Peninsula Cities

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  1. Assembly Bill No. 66 Introduced by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi ● Sponsored by City of Rancho Palos Verdes

  2. AB 66 (Muratsuchi) • Peninsula cities experience many electrical outages each year • Outages are a source of frustration, inconvenience and financial loss for residents and businesses • There were more than 100 unplanned outages between 2008 and 2011 • The January 2012 Crest fire and 2 other significant fires have been utility-related and burned over 150 acres of natural habitat

  3. AB 66 (Muratsuchi) • Outages and SCE equipment failures have heightened concerns about safety • Fires associated with SCE equipment failures threaten the lives and property of City residents, as well as to the viability of the City's open space areas • The City Council has appealed to SCE and the PUC to address system reliability issues

  4. AB 66 (Muratsuchi) • City Council and City Manager met with State legislators in Sacramento to discuss electrical outages and utility reliability issues in January 2013 • Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi introduced AB 66 on January 7, 2013 • City Council formally supported AB 66 on April 2, 2013

  5. AB 66 (Muratsuchi) • AB 66 would require electric utilities to report to the PUC the frequency and duration of outages, identifying the most-affected areas • AB 66 would require the PUC to use this information to require cost-effective remediation of reliability deficiencies in the most-affected areas • AB 66 would require public disclosure of this reliability information

  6. AB 66 (Muratsuchi) • Supported by the cities of Rolling Hills Estates, Manhattan Beach and Burlingame • Supported by SBCCOG • Approved in Assembly on May 28th • Approved in Senate Energy, Communications & Utilities Committee on June 25th • Pending approval in Senate Appropriations Committee (date to be determined)

  7. AB 66 (Muratsuchi) Please express your support of AB 66 by sending letters to: Mail: The Honorable AI Muratsuchi Assemblymember, 66th District State Capitol PO Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0066 E-mail:Timothy.Kamermayer@asm.ca.gov Fax: (916) 319-2166

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