The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) released its June 2025 activity highlights, outlining continued efforts to improve public safety and utility reliability across the state. The SED operates through three branches: Gas Safety and Reliability Branch (GSRB), Electric Safety and Reliability Branch (ESRB), and Wildfire Safety and Enforcement Branch (WSEB).
In wildfire safety oversight, the WSEB investigated 16 utility-related wildfires in June 2025. The division also monitored four Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events. Staff reviewed post-event reports from Southern California Edison (SCE) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), while observing readiness exercises conducted by SCE, SDG&E, PacifiCorp, Bear Valley Electric Service, and Liberty Utilities.
On June 16, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) paid a $7.14 million penalty after an investigation concluded that equipment failures caused the Edgewood Fire, violating CPUC General Order 95 rules.
The ESRB conducted 18 audits of electric distribution systems, substations, transmission lines, communication infrastructure providers, and power plants during the month. Eleven audit reports were issued as a result. The branch also tracked 128 outages from natural gas and renewable energy plants to ensure proper reporting and response. Nine electric facility incident reports and six power plant incident reports were received; eleven electric incident cases were closed in June.
As part of summer preparations, ESRB expanded oversight to include large-scale energy storage systems to help California manage peak demand periods.
The GSRB received 78 natural gas incident reports from service providers this year through June, with investigations into 55 incidents completed so far. Seven new customer complaints were processed; four resolved with two ongoing investigations. Inspectors issued three inspection notices and two Notices of Probable Violation letters to Southern California Gas Company.
Under the Mobile Home Park Utility Conversion Program, more than $1.57 billion has been invested statewide since inception to convert over 96,000 spaces from master-metered systems to direct utility service. In June 2025 alone, an updated priority list covering about 168,400 spaces across 1,525 mobile home parks was delivered to utilities for future upgrades.
Regulatory developments included participation in two major rulemakings: R.24-05-023 seeks improvements in reliability data reporting and outage transparency for distribution systems; R.24-10-005 aims to update construction standards under General Order 95 using modern engineering methods.
Public engagement remained active with the CPUC receiving 21 whistleblower submissions and four safety hotline inquiries in June.
“Through comprehensive investigations, rigorous enforcement, and forward-looking regulatory initiatives, the CPUC continues to enhance utility safety and reliability across California,” said Adam Cranfill, Information Officer at CPUC’s SED. “These efforts are essential to protecting residents, workers, and critical infrastructure from the risks associated with wildfires, infrastructure failures, and service disruptions.”
For additional details or access to full monthly reports visit CPUC SED Monthly Reports.
