Government,
Environmental & Energy
Dec. 5, 2018
Grappling with the growing threat of wildfires and costs in California
Was Senate Bill 901 the answer or do questions remain?
Ronald Liebert
Partner
Ellison Schneider Harris & Donlan LLP
Email: rl@eslawfirm.com
Ron assists commercial and industrial gas and electric utility customers, energy developers, and small water and municipal utilities in resolving a wide range of energy, rate design, and environmental regulatory and compliance issues before the California Public Utilities Commission and California Energy Commission.
Seeking a comprehensive response to the growing threat and magnitude of wildfires -- California's "new normal" -- Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders announced the formation of a Joint Conference Committee on Wildfire Preparedness and Response in July. The committee's goals were to propose legislation to strengthen wildfire mitigation efforts throughout the state and to address concerns by investor-owned utilities (IOUs) about their potential financial exposure f...
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