Mussey Grade Road Alliance Responds to Southern California Edison Company's 2022 Risk Assessment and Mitigation Phase Report

Strategic Insights -

The Mussey Grade Road Alliance (MGRA), a grass-roots citizen-based organization, has filed a response to Southern California Edison Company's (SCE) 2022 Risk Assessment and Mitigation Phase Report (RAMP). The MGRA, established in 1999, has been actively involved in utility wildfire risk issues at the California Public Utilities Commission since 2006. The Alliance has proposed various measures for wildfire safety in California, including utility fire ignition data collection, statewide utility fire hazard maps, and utility fire prevention plans, which were approved by the Commission in previous proceedings. The MGRA has contributed to the review of utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMPs) since their inception in 2019 and has had many of its recommendations adopted by the Commission and Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (OEIS). The MGRA plans to continue making contributions to the SCE RAMP proceeding, including exploring SCE's covered conductor program, which has been able to deploy covered conductor at a lower cost and higher Return on Equity (RSE) than other major utilities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Mussey Grade Road Alliance (MGRA) has filed a response to Southern California Edison Company's (SCE) 2022 Risk Assessment and Mitigation Phase Report (RAMP).
  • The MGRA has been actively involved in utility wildfire risk issues at the California Public Utilities Commission since 2006 and has proposed various measures for wildfire safety in California.
  • The MGRA has contributed to the review of utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMPs) since their inception in 2019 and has had many of its recommendations adopted by the Commission and Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (OEIS).
  • The MGRA plans to continue making contributions to the SCE RAMP proceeding, including exploring SCE's covered conductor program, which has been able to deploy covered conductor at a lower cost and higher Return on Equity (RSE) than other major utilities.
  • The primary focus of MGRA's interventions is utility wildfire safety, and it plans to make similar contributions to the SCE RAMP proceeding.
  • The MGRA has been involved in SDG&E RAMP and GRC cases and is planning to participate in the presently filed SDG&E GRC rate case (A. 22-05-015/016).
  • The MGRA was also actively involved in the original S-MAP proceedings, A.15-05-002 to 005, and is currently involved in the Risk Informed Decision-Making Framework (RDF) proceeding R.20-07-021.

Statistics:

  • 2003: Year of the Cedar fire, when two-thirds of homes in the area were lost.
  • 1999: Year the Mussey Grade Road Alliance (MGRA) was established.
  • 2006: Year the MGRA began actively involved in utility wildfire risk issues at the California Public Utilities Commission.
  • 2019: Year Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMPs) were first implemented.
  • 2022: Year Southern California Edison Company (SCE) filed its 2022 Risk Assessment and Mitigation Phase Report (RAMP).

Sources:

  • A.20-06-013; APPLICATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (U 338-E) REGARDING 2022 RISK ASSESSMENT MITIGATION PHASE (RAMP); May 13, 2022.
  • R.08-11-005 and R.15-05-006: Proceedings in which MGRA proposed utility fire ignition data collection, statewide utility fire hazard maps, and utility fire prevention plans, which were approved by the Commission.
  • R.20-07-021: Risk Informed Decision-Making Framework (RDF) proceeding in which the MGRA is currently involved.
  • A.15-05-002 to 005: Original S-MAP proceedings in which the MGRA was actively involved.
  • A.22-05-013: MGRA's Response to SCE's 2022 Risk Assessment and Mitigation Phase Report.
  • http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Efile/G000/M483/K864/483864830.PDF: Document containing the MGRA's Response to SCE's 2022 Risk Assessment and Mitigation Phase Report.