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Senate energy committee advances bill to require removal plans for abandoned transmission lines after Eaton Fire
Summary
The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications advanced SB 742 as amended to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Sponsor Senator Perez said the bill would require investor‑owned utilities to inventory abandoned transmission facilities, create timelines for removal, and improve emergency coordination after the Eaton Fire.
At a hearing of the California State Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications, members advanced SB 742, the Wildfire and Emergency Management Act, which would require investor‑owned utilities to inventory permanently abandoned transmission facilities, produce removal plans and timelines, and participate in emergency operations centers.
Senator Perez, the bill’s author, tied the measure to the Eaton Fire anniversary and said the bill updates General Order 95 to target abandoned transmission overhead lines. "We need the investor owned utilities to create a plan, assess how long these lines have been sitting, de‑energized, unused, and create a timeline for removing them," she said. Perez urged the committee for…
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