The possibility of a big breakup is on the table.
State and local leaders are piecing together a way for cities to be able to separate from Pacific Gas & Electric.
State Sen. Scott Wiener, Monday morning, and city supervisors Rafael Mandemann, Bilal Mahmood and Alan Wong will announce Senate Bill 875.
If SB 875 makes it through the legislative process, there could be two alternative options for cities like San Francisco.
One would be to create their own public utility that is owned by and accountable to the public, while in the other alternative, cities could join an existing municipal utility.
In December, about a third of San Francisco went dark days before Christmas, and for some neighborhoods, the power was out for days.
The power outage sparked accountability meetings between local leaders and PG&E officials as well as a public hearing earlier this month.
It is not the first attempt by lawmakers to break up with PG&E.
Weiner introduced a bill back in 2020 to sever ties with the utility, but it was stalled.