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Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety outlines inspections, enforcement and limits on cost mandates
Summary
OEIS Director Carolyn Thomas Jacobs briefed the Senate budget subcommittee on the office's role reviewing utility wildfire mitigation plans, its enforcement activity and the statutory limits on requiring cost-effectiveness analyses.
Carolyn Thomas Jacobs, director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, told the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on March 13 that OEIS reviews electrical corporations' wildfire mitigation plans, inspects implementation and issues violations when companies fail to meet their plan commitments.
The agency, created in 2021 and moved into the Natural Resources Agency, completed more than 7,000 inspections and issued over 900 violations in a recent year, Jacobs said. Year-to-date in 2025 OEIS had completed over 1,600 inspections and issued more than 200 violations. The office also conducts safety-culture assessments, vegetation-management audits and safety certifications for utilities that meet statutory criteria.
Why it matters: OEIS is the state's primary watchdog for utility…
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