Dive Brief: The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) last week issued a series of temporary rules to govern utility deployments of public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) as well as reporting requirements for the 2021 wildfire season. The rules, which will apply to investor-owned utilities like Portland General Electric and Pacific Power, will remain in effect until mid-November. Regulators are simultaneously crafting permanent rules in collaboration with the utilities and communities. Deploying safety shut-offs is an extreme decision, Commissioner Letha Tawney acknowledged during a meeting last week. "At the same time, extreme weather conditions — especially high wind — tests even the best built and maintained electrical systems," she added.