As a forested community, Pebble Beach experiences power outages during rain and windstorm events, namely due to fallen trees. Outages may last longer than surrounding areas since Pebble Beach is essentially at the end of the electric distribution system. Undergrounding overhead utilities increases safety and reliability, prevents widespread power outages, and mitigates fire risk. 

After obtaining the necessary approval from Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO), the District adopted Ordinance No.26 on June 24, 2011 activating latent powers to underground overhead electrical and communication lines. Since 2012, the District has been implementing underground projects on a pay-as-you-go basis. To date, the District has completed three consecutive phases, undergrounding six miles of overhead utility lines, amounting to a little over half of the primary electrical distribution system in Pebble Beach.

In January 2024, the District’s Board of Directors approved project scope and associated undergrounding boundary for the Undergrounding Overhead Utilities, Phase IV Project. The Phase IV project will be the largest project the District has undertaken, underground approximately three and a half  miles of existing overhead utility lines. District engineers are currently collaborating with respective utility engineers from PG&E, AT&T, and COMCAST to develop project plans and specifications for this next phase of undergrounding. Design efforts shall be ongoing for the next twelve to eighteen months, with the anticipation of starting construction in 2026.