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PUC staff urges balancing statewide need with local impacts; suggests mitigation, community‑benefit options
Summary
PUC staff testimony urged the commission to weigh statewide transmission needs against documented local impacts and to explore options (legally binding community benefits, mitigation expenditures, wildfire detection and emergency equipment) to reconcile tensions between state and local interests.
PUC staff witness Jeff Fiedler told the commission the agency must balance statewide transmission objectives with local government interests when considering appeals of local land‑use decisions. In written and oral testimony, staff noted the tension between a PUC‑granted Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) and a local 10‑41 permit denial…
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