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Transmission Agency of Northern California Withdraws Partial Claims Against Pacific Gas and Electric Company

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The Transmission Agency of Northern California has submitted a notice of partial withdrawal of issues raised in protest to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's TO20 rate year 2023 annual update. This decision follows the approval of a settlement between Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the Transmission Agency of Northern California on August 5, 2025. As part of the settlement, the Transmission Agency of Northern California agreed to withdraw, with prejudice, certain claims related to the recovery of operational and maintenance costs associated with several wildfires.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Transmission Agency of Northern California has withdrawn, with prejudice, certain claims related to the recovery of operational and maintenance costs associated with the Kincade, Drum, Zogg, Dixie, Fly, and Mosquito Fires.
  • The claims were withdrawn as part of a settlement between Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the Transmission Agency of Northern California, which was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on August 5, 2025.
  • The settlement resolves all issues set for hearing in the twenty-first Transmission Owner rate case, as well as specific wildfire cost recovery issues raised in protests to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's TO20 rate case annual updates.
  • The Transmission Agency of Northern California has not agreed to withdraw its protest and answer arguments regarding the prudency of costs other than operational and maintenance costs resulting from the Drum, Kincade, Zogg, Dixie, and Fly Fires.
  • The Commission's approval of the settlement makes it final and non-appealable, ensuring that the Transmission Agency of Northern California's withdrawal of claims is effective.

Statistics:

  • 7 wildfires associated with the claims withdrawn by the Transmission Agency of Northern California: Kincade, Drum, Zogg, Dixie, Fly, and Mosquito Fires.
  • 2 parties involved in the settlement: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and the Transmission Agency of Northern California.
  • 1 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval date: August 5, 2025.
  • 30-day timeframe for filing a joint and/or separate notice indicating withdrawal of settled wildfire claims: as stated in the settlement agreement.
  • 1 September 5, 2025 filing date for the Transmission Agency of Northern California's notice of partial withdrawal.

Sources:

  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company's TO21 Offer of Settlement, Docket Nos. ER19-13-000, ER19-1816-000, ER20-2265-000 (consolidated); ER24-96-000; ER24-529-000; and ER25-1721 (filed March 21, 2025);
  • Letter Order, Docket Nos. ER24-96-003, et al. (Aug. 5, 2025);
  • Transmission Agency of Northern California's Protest and Comments of the Transmission Agency of Northern California in Support of Arguments Raised in Protests, Docket Nos. ER19-13-000, ER19-1816-000, ER20-2265-000 (consolidated) (filed Dec. 28, 2022);
  • Conditional Motion of the Transmission Agency of Northern California for Partial Withdrawal of Issues Raised in Protest to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's TO20 Rate Year 2023 Annual Update, Docket Nos. ER19-13-000, et al. (April 21, 2025).

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