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Judge urges CPUC to reject Sempra/SDG&E fire shut off plan

Posted August 11th, 2009 by Charles Langley

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Sunrise redux?   Looks like it.   An administrative law judge at the CPUC turned down SDG&E's request to engage in pre-emptive shut-offs to San Diego's backcountry.   But an SDG&E-friendly Commissioner (Timothy Simon) is trying to let SDG&E get its way.   He's proposed an alternate decision that gives SDG&E the abilitiy to shut-off power to the backcountry residents AND escape liability for any damage the shut-offs cause.   He has placed a number of awkward and complex conditions on the liability part of his decision.  If this sounds a lot like the Sunrise scenario, it is.   The current Commission appears to be less interested in "right" decisions than politically expedient decisions that placate utilities.    Looks like the San Diego backcountry residents are going to be "Sunrised" again. 

The two recommendations will be forwarded to the full commission for a vote on September 10, 2009.  A fairly comprehensive story about the decisions can be found at the Union Tribune.   Another story is at  North County Times story. 

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