Natural Hazard Mitigation Reports – Case No. 2023-04661
The PUC’s request for utility natural hazard mitigation reports (“NHMR”) is currently housed in a non-docketed case, which is primarily used as an information repository and cannot be used for decision-making. These repositories serve as a starting point for the PUC to develop the appropriate scoping for docketed proceedings where decision-making and Party intervention take place.
Key Orders
- November 21, 2023 — Order No. 40396, directing all Commission-regulated electric, gas, telecom, and water and/or wastewater utilities to file a report detailing their ongoing efforts and future plans to prepare for emergencies and address natural hazards as they relate to their provision of utility service, capital expenditures, operations, and/or finances.
- March 19, 224 — Order No. 40669, extending the deadline for all public utilities to file their mitigation plans to August 21, 2024.
- September 13, 2024 — Order No. 41033, providing guidelines regarding Hawaiian Electric’s Wildfire Safety Strategy
Natural Hazard Mitigation Reports
The following list provides direct links to large utilities’ NHMRs. These reports along with all other reports, including those from private water/wastewater and telecom utilities are filed and can be viewed in Case No. 2023-04661.
- Hawaiian Electric, filed August 21, 2024
- Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4, filed August 21, 2024
- Hawaii Gas, filed August 21, 2024
- Hawaiian Telcom, filed August 21, 2024
- Young Brothers, filed August 21, 2024
Other related filings include:
- Hawaiian Electric’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan (dated January 2023), filed October 2, 2023, in Docket No. 2022-0135.
- Hawaiian Electric’s Interim Wildfire Safety Measures, filed February 20, 2024 in Case No. 2024-01872.
- Hawaiian Electric’s PSPS meeting slides to the PUC, filed June 17, 2024 in Case No. 2024-01930.
- Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Wildfire Mitigation Plan, included in Part 2, Exhibit 3 of its NHMR, filed on August 21, 2024.
MORE INFORMATION
See related Commission pages:
- Wildfire, Natural Hazard Mitigation, Resilience, and Recovery Homepage
- PUC Wildfire Investigation – Case No. 2024-01872
- Resilience and Reliability
- Utility Service Disconnection Moratorium – Case No. 2023-04643
- Maui Wildfire Recovery
- External Resources and Reports
Updated 10/2024