Utility wires are already underground in many areas of Berkeley, as shown in this map. Click here for a larger and higher resolution version.

This project was completed using CPUC Rule 20A funding.  Here are links to documents related to the project:​

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• City Council action item 28 (part 1 of 2)

• City Council action item 28 (part 2 of 2)

For people curious about how the undergrounding process works, a useful example can be found in the Thousand Oaks Heights Utility Undergrounding District (UUD #1).  This project was completed in 2006 using CPUC Rule 20B funding.  Here are links to documents related to the Thousand Oaks project:

• Informational meeting

• City council resolution 62,659

• City council item 35

• City council item 40a