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PUC opens pre-rulemaking docket to gather public input after December public safety power shutoffs
Summary
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission voted to open a miscellaneous docket to gather public comments, hold remote hearings and information meetings after December PSPS events that de-energized tens of thousands of customers; staff proposed immediate steps to inform a forthcoming wildfire mitigation and PSPS rulemaking.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 30 voted to open a miscellaneous proceeding to collect public input and review recent public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events, after staff said the utility proactively de-energized between 50,000 and 60,000 customers and that tens of thousands more lost power during high-wind conditions.
Erin O'Neil of the commission's fixed-utility staff said the commission previously opened an M docket after an April 2024 PSPS event and that staff is…
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