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Town Council representative urges public CEC meeting on proposed Angeleno project, cites PSPS concerns
Summary
A Town Council representative told trustees the council is considering a PUC complaint over PSPS events and asked the California Energy Commission to convene open community meetings about the Angeleno battery project and its community-benefit outreach.
A speaker who identified herself as Jackie, speaking on behalf of the Acton Town Council, urged the district and regulators to ensure community engagement is inclusive and transparent for the Angeleno battery-storage project. She said the town council is weighing filing a complaint with the California Public Utilities Commission over last January’s PSPS events and described community concern that private outreach by consultant or developer representatives has been selective.
"We have asked [the CEC] to please convene a public meeting where all groups, community based organizations, school district, other groups can come and talk about what their plan is, what their budget is," Jackie said, adding that the Town Council wants the process to avoid divisive one-on-one meetings and to ensure community priorities and local organizations are considered for community benefits. She also echoed a request that the school district participate in convening discussions if developers proceed.
Why it matters: local elected and advisory bodies may pursue regulatory complaints and request public hearings when utilities’ outage decisions or proposed energy projects have community impacts. The speaker asked for inclusive public engagement and for local institutions — including the school district — to be involved in defining community benefits.
