CPUC Seeks Comment on Backup Power Proposal
The California Public Utilities Commission is weighing backup power and other communications network resiliency rules, the agency said Friday. President and assigned Commissioner Marybel Batjer asked in docket R.18-03-011 if the CPUC should require providers to deploy backup power at…
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key facilities to better prepare for earthquakes, wildfires, public power shutoffs and other emergencies. The proposal would require backup power to support all essential communications equipment needed to maintain service for at least 72 hours after a power outage. Batjer asked if the agency should require providers to share location of critical facilities with emergency responders and report outages to the commission during disasters. Comments are due March 27, replies April 3. Commissioners drilled down on disaster response at a hearing last week (see 2003050016).