AJR 33 Summary

• Requests Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate whether balancing authorities complied with rules requiring maintenance of system reliability if one component fails, specifically regarding the September 2011 Southwest Power Outage

• Directs FERC to provide California Legislature with status updates and timeline of its investigation into the Southwest Power Outage to relevant Assembly and Senate committees

• Calls upon FERC to provide stronger oversight of the North American Electric Reliability Council and Western Electricity Coordinating Council to ensure balancing authorities are prepared for unplanned outages when relying on electricity from other balancing authorities

• References the September 2011 outage that affected San Diego Gas & Electric, Imperial Irrigation District, and Southern California Edison, resulting in release of three million gallons of raw sewage into San Diego Bay