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Complainant seeks findings on service adequacy, reliability rules and data-integrity issues; flags confidentiality of discovery

Public Utilities Commission · March 18, 2026
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Summary

Complainant James Smelly asked the commission for findings of service-adequacy and reliability-rule violations and raised data-reporting and integrity concerns, and he objected to the utility’s confidentiality designations that, he says, hide how many customers were affected.

James Smelly, appearing pro se, told the commission he is seeking a finding of violations in three primary areas: service adequacy under statutes he cited as "43 1 0 1" and "43 1 0 2," regulatory failures under the commission's electricity reliability rules (maintenance, vegetation management, safety metrics and customer notification), and data reporting and integrity concerns related to the utility's monitoring systems.

"I am requesting to start with a violation finding in 3 primary areas," Smelly said, summarizing his requested relief and offering to provide detailed evidence. He told…

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