Climate Adaptation Equity Metrics Workshop 11-20-24

Climate Adaptation Proceeding (R.18-04-019)

In-Person Climate Adaptation Equity Metrics Workshop

November 20^th, 2024, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

San Francisco, CA + Hybrid Event

Public Webinar Registration

Please register for the in-person Climate Adaptation Equity Metrics Workshop at

https://cpuc.webex.com/weblink/register/r2397f50558d61890dea297a31c3faf27

Virtual option available.

In-Person attendance is highly encouraged.

In-Person Attendance

Location: Courtyard Room, CPUC Headquarters (505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA)

Virtual Attendance

This workshop will be broadcast via Webex webinar for those who cannot attend in-person.

Webinar Link:

https://cpuc.webex.com/cpuc/j.php?MTID=me44f2990c7b1a22be32e3eeaa2f1cb99

Webinar Number: (access code): 2502 274 4906

Webinar password: ADAPT24! (23278240 when dialing from a phone or video system)

Join by Phone: (attendees only)

1-855-282-6330 US Toll Free

+1-415-655-0002 US Toll

There will be a live transcription of the event in both English and Spanish.

This workshop will be recorded and made available at the CPUC’s Climate Adaptation webpage.

Purpose of the Workshop

The Equity Metrics workshop will consider potential refinements to the existing requirements for IOU Climate Adaptation Vulnerability Assessment (CAVA) Community Engagement Plans and other equity considerations to understand community impacts, as outlined in Task 2 of the Climate Adaptation Proceeding Scoping Memo.

The input provided in this workshop and subsequent workshops may inform an upcoming staff proposal and Commission decision.

Format

This workshop will generally focus on the use of equity metrics in quantifying community impacts of the CAVA process (the CPUC held two previous workshops focused on community engagement in the CAVA process on September 19^th and October 25^th. Workshop recordings and materials are available here). CPUC Energy Division staff will facilitate this workshop.

Agenda

Background

Through its Climate Adaptation Proceeding (R.18-04-019), the CPUC requires the large investor-owned utilities (IOUs) to file a Climate Adaptation Vulnerability Assessment (CAVA) every 4 years with the CPUC. The CAVA is meant to identify vulnerabilities and risks to IOU assets, operations, and services caused by climate change impacts and describe adaptation options to address those vulnerabilities. The CAVA can then inform climate adaptation investment proposals presented in the IOU’s subsequent General Rate Case (GRC) or other relevant applications. The CPUC also requires the IOUs to develop and submit a Community Engagement Plan (CEP) one year prior to their CAVA, which is meant to inform IOU engagement with Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Communities (DVCs) as defined in the proceeding, before, during, and after the development of their CAVA. Pursuant to Decision (D).24-08-005, the IOUs are required to publicly present the results of their CAVAs 90 days before submission for public comment.

**This notice was sent to service list R.18-04-019. If workshop participants discuss any open proceedings that were not noticed, then any such discussions become ex parte communications, and must be noticed to the open proceeding according to Rule 8.4. One or more Commissioners and Advisors, and Administrative Law Judges may attend, but no official Commission action will be taken at this event. This notice is issued pursuant to Rule 8.1 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure which states that an ex parte communication means a written or oral communication that “does not occur in a public hearing, workshop, or other public forum, that has been noticed to the official service list or on the record of the proceeding.”