SCE 2026 RAMP
Background
Southern California Edison (SCE) is expected to file its 2026 RAMP application with the Commission on May 15, 2026. The 2026 SCE RAMP is the first regulatory step SCE must complete in order to secure funding approval for its four-year funding request for operations covering years 2029 through 2032. The process by which an energy utility makes such a funding request is known as a General Rate Case (GRC) application.
The role of the Commission’s Safety Policy Division (SPD), through its Risk Assessment and Safety Analytics (RASA)section, begins well before any GRC application is filed. RASA’s responsibility is to closely scrutinize those aspects of SCE’s proposed spending for risk and safety efforts that address wildfire, electric distribution and transmission interruptions, cybersecurity, and climate adaptation, among other public safety concerns. As such, the 2026 SCE RAMP application constitutes the RASA section’s latest GRC-support assignment: the forthcoming SCE test year (TY) 2029 GRC application, expected to be filed in May 2027, seeking authorization for cost recovery for the utility’s proposed electric and gas risk and safety efforts for years 2029 through 2032. The RASA section’s evaluation will determine the adequacy of SCE’s 2026 RAMP application, with ongoing expertise made available to CPUC decision makers and the Energy Division—the lead entity for GRC proceedings—through May 2028, when the Commission is expected to render a decision on whether to approve SCE’s request as described in its GRC application.
The process by which a utility’s RAMP application informs a subsequent GRC application, under regulatory oversight by the RASA section, is illustrated in the table below, with the case of the 2026 SCE RAMP as the example.
The RAMP Timeline
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Public Engagement Efforts
On December 18, 2025, in accordance with D.22-12-027, SCE held a workshop to (1) review the new RAMP requirements and solicit input on its risk quantification method, preliminary list of risks from its enterprise risk register, and preliminary risk scores; (2) review SCE’s Tranching White Paper and Wildfire Power Law White Paper, which SCE served to parties November 3, 2025; and (3) present SCE’s approach to incorporating climate impact considerations into its assessment and mitigation of RAMP risks, which will be described further in SCE’s Climate Pilot White Paper, due to be served to parties no later than May 15, 2026.