Upcoming CPUC Rulemaking To Streamline Transmission Line Permitting
22 May 2023
The California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) has uploaded a proposed Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR) that would revamp the permitting process for siting of electric transmission infrastructure within the state of California. The OIR, which is expected to be adopted at the Commission’s May 18, 2023 voting meeting, would update and amend General Order (GO) 131-D to implement the permitting streamlining changes adopted in Senate Bill (SB) 529 (Hertzberg, 2022) last year as well as make other changes.
