On Wednesday, the City of Lafayette announced that Mayor Mike Anderson had sent a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) seeking reimbursement for costs the city incurred during the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events and Lafayette wildfires caused by downed PG&E lines in October.
The City also said the letter was also sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom, PG&E CEO William Johnson, and others.
May Anderson asked the CPUC to direct PG&E to reimburse the City of Lafayette for $26,000 in costs related to the PSPS events and to-be-determined costs associated with the October 27, 2019 fires that caused 800 homes in Lafayette to be evacuated.
The city said the mayor also underscored in his letter the detrimental impact PSPS events have on Lafayette’s local businesses and asks the CPUC to demand a long-term corrective plan from PG&E that will counteract the need for future power shutoffs. In seeking reimbursement, the Mayor requests the CPUC to order PG&E to reimburse California cities for their PSPS-related costs and to also develop a cost recovery policy for all cities as part of the PSPS program.
The letter was issued at the direction of the City Council.
You can read the Mayor’s full letter here: http://bit.ly/LafayetteMayorCPUCLetter111919
