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Measure to auto‑enroll customers in power‑shutoff notifications moves forward after panel hears constituent complaints
Summary
AB 14 10 would require utilities to automatically enroll customers to receive power‑shutoff notices and make it easy to update contact preferences; author and colleagues said the change addresses failures in past extreme‑weather shutoffs.
The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy advanced AB 14 10, which would require public utilities to automatically enroll customers for notifications about power shutoffs and to allow customers to update preferred contact methods easily.
The bill’s author said constituents in parts of Southern California experienced outages during high winds and wildfires without timely notice and that an automatic opt‑in is a practical fix. Committee members from impacted districts said the provision would reduce confusion and hardship when planned outages occur.
No witnesses testified in opposition at the hearing; several committee members thanked the author and pledged support. The committee advanced AB 14 10 to the Appropriations Committee. The motion passed (yes: 18; no: 0).
