Section 8411.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 8411.
in effect(a)
(1)
The commission, as it deems necessary for the exchange of aggregated data, may establish any memoranda of understanding or other agreements necessary to direct
electrical corporations to timely provide data to the State Department of Social Services to maximize the food assistance available pursuant to Section 18917.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2)
The data provided pursuant to the
memoranda of understanding or other agreements shall meet, at minimum, all of the following requirements and prohibitions:
(A)
The provided data shall be limited to only the aggregated customer outage data at the ZIP Code level that is necessary
for the State Department of Social Services
to maximize food assistance in an emergency, and shall not include any personally identifiable information.
(B)
The provided data shall not be used for any purposes other than those specified in this section and Section 18917.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(C)
The provided data shall be subject to all applicable privacy laws.
(b)
(1)
Notwithstanding any other law, or the execution of any memoranda of understanding or other agreements, each electrical corporation
shall, within seven calendar days, make a reasonable effort to provide aggregated customer outage data, for outages of four hours or longer, in response to a request for data by the State Department of Social Services in order to maximize the food assistance available pursuant to Section 18917.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2)
Data provided to the State Department of Social Services shall meet, at minimum, all of the following requirements and prohibitions:
(A)
The provided data shall be limited to only the aggregated customer outage data at the ZIP Code level that is necessary for the State Department of Social Services to maximize food
assistance in an emergency, and shall not include any personally identifiable information.
(B)
The provided data shall include, but not be limited to, the dates of power outages, duration in hours of power outages, the counties affected by power outages, the ZIP Codes affected by power outages, and, for each affected ZIP Code, the total number of residential customers in the ZIP Code and the total number of residential customers who lost electrical service during the power outages.
(C)
The provided data shall not be used for any purposes other than those specified in this section and Section 18917.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(D)
The provided data shall be subject to all applicable privacy laws.
(c)
Each
electrical corporation shall have a dedicated point of contact for the State Department of Social Services necessary to provide the data requested pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b).
(d)
The commission shall provide technical assistance to the State Department of Social Services, including, but not limited to, technical assistance to support the report described in Section 18917.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
References
referencesCal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 18917.2.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026