On February 14, 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision denying the City of Norco’s petition to reconsider the full undergrounding alternative of the Riverside Transmission Reliability Project (RTRP), which will construct above-ground transmission lines in a fire-prone area along Norco’s portion of the Santa Ana River.
The City of Norco is extremely disappointed in this preliminary ruling and urges the CPUC to consider how above-ground transmission lines lead to devastating and deadly wildfires in small, wind-prone and fire-prone communities like Norco.
The CPUC will make a final determination at a later date, however residents may submit public comments directly to the CPUC at the email addresses below:
- alice.reynolds@cpuc.ca.gov
- genevieve.shiroma@cpuc.ca.gov
- darcie.houck@cpuc.ca.gov
- john.reynolds@cpuc.ca.gov
- karen.douglas@cpuc.ca.gov
For more information on the City of Norco’s petition, email info@ci.norco.ca.us.
