Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

(a) A consumer damaged by a violation of this article by an electric service provider is entitled to recover all of the following: (1) Actual damages. (2) The consumer’s reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs. (3) Exemplary damages, in the amount the court deems proper, for i…

The governing body of a community choice aggregator shall adopt a policy that expressly prohibits the dissemination by the community choice aggregator of any statement relating to the community choice aggregator’s rates or terms and conditions of service that is untrue or mislead…

(a) (1) The commission shall, in an existing or a new proceeding, develop methodologies for allocating electrical system integration resource procurement needs to each load-serving entity, as defined in Section 380, based on the contribution of the load-serving entity’s load and …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a need for reliable, accurate, timely, and consistent information regarding fuel sources for electric generation offered for retail sale in California. (b) The purpose of this article is to establish a program under which entit…

The definitions set forth in this section shall govern the construction of this article. (a) “Greenhouse gas emissions intensity” means the sum of all annual emissions of greenhouse gases associated with a generation source divided by the annual production of electricity from the…

(a) Beginning January 1, 1998, or as soon as practicable thereafter, each generator that provides meter data to a system operator shall report to the system operator electricity generated in kilowatthours by hour by generator, the fuel type or fuel types and fuel consumption by f…

(a) Every retail supplier that makes an offering to sell electricity that is consumed in California shall disclose its electricity sources and the associated greenhouse gases emissions intensity for the previous calendar year. (b) The disclosures required by this section shall be…

(a) Retail suppliers shall annually report to the Energy Commission, for each electricity offering for the previous calendar year, each of the following: (1) The kilowatthours purchased, by generator and fuel type during the previous calendar year, consistent with the meter data,…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Avoided greenhouse gas emissions” means greenhouse gas emissions associated with hourly purchases of electricity from specified sources that are in excess of the retail supplier’s loss-adjusted load for that …

(a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Reliable Electric Service Investments Act. (b) The Legislature finds and declares that safe, reliable electric service is of utmost importance to the citizens of this state, and its economy. (c) The Legislature further fin…

(a) (1) It is the policy of this state, and the intent of the Legislature, to reaffirm that each electrical corporation shall continue to operate its electric distribution grid in its service territory and shall do so in a safe, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective manner. (2)…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 1001 to 1013, inclusive, an application of an electrical corporation for a certificate authorizing the construction of new transmission facilities is necessary to the provision of electric service if the commission finds that the new facility is neces…

Nothing in Section 399.2 shall be construed to preclude any of California’s local publicly owned electric utilities from exercising authority to operate their electric distribution grid as provided under law. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1050, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)

(a) (1) In order to ensure that prudent investments in energy efficiency continue to be made that produce cost-effective energy savings, reduce customer demand, and contribute to the safe and reliable operation of the electrical distribution grid, it is the policy of this state a…

(a) In order to ensure that the citizens of this state continue to receive safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally sustainable electric service, it is the policy of this state and the intent of the Legislature that prudent investments in energy efficiency, renewable energ…

(a) No part of this article shall be construed to alter or affect the low-income funding provisions set forth in Section 382. Programs provided to low-income electricity customers, including but not limited to, targeted energy efficiency services and the California Alternative Ra…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In order to attain a target of generating 20 percent of total retail sales of electricity in California from eligible renewable energy resources by December 31, 2013, 33 percent by December 31, 2020, 50 percent by Decem…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Conduit hydroelectric facility” means a facility for the generation of electricity that uses only the hydroelectric potential of an existing pipe, ditch, flume, siphon, tunnel, canal, or other man…

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 399.12, a small hydroelectric generation facility that satisfies the criteria for an eligible renewable energy resource pursuant to Section 399.12 shall not lose its eligibility if efficiency improvements undertaken after January 1, …

(a) (1) Any procurement of biomethane delivered through a common carrier pipeline under a contract executed by a retail seller or local publicly owned electric utility and reported to the Energy Commission prior to March 29, 2012, and otherwise eligible under the rules in place a…

(a) (1) The commission shall direct each electrical corporation to annually prepare a renewable energy procurement plan that includes the elements specified in paragraph (6), to satisfy its obligations under the renewables portfolio standard. To the extent feasible, this procurem…

(a) (1) An electrical corporation, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1001), and in order to meet its unmet renewables portfolio standard procurement requirements, may apply to the commission for approval to construct, own, and operate an eligible renewable energy res…

(a) In order to fulfill unmet long-term resource needs, the commission shall establish a renewables portfolio standard requiring all retail sellers to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources as a specified percentage of total ki…

(a) Various electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources located within the WECC transmission network service area shall be eligible to comply with the renewables portfolio standard procurement requirements in Section 399.15. These electricity products may be dif…

The commission and the Energy Commission shall coordinate to revise any relevant rules, regulations, or guidance to ensure that the transition to a regional energy market governed by the Independent System Operator or the independent regional organization described in Section 345…

(a) (1) Subject to this section, the requirements of this article apply to an electrical corporation that as of January 1, 2010, had 60,000 or fewer customer accounts in California and met either of the following requirements: (A) Served retail end-use customers outside Californi…

(a) This section applies to an electrical corporation that as of January 1, 2010, met either of the following conditions: (1) Served 30,000 or fewer customer accounts in California and had issued at least four solicitations for eligible renewable energy resources prior to June 1,…

(a) The commission shall modify, and extend until December 31, 2026, or until all available program funds are expended, whichever occurs first, the monetary incentive program for biomethane projects adopted in Decision 15-06-029 (June 11, 2015), Decision Regarding the Costs of Co…

(a) (1) It is the policy of this state and the intent of the Legislature to encourage electrical generation from eligible renewable energy resources. (2) Paragraph (5) of subdivision (f) is appropriate because the program is a fixed-price feed-in tariff program with no pricing di…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Bioenergy” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (6) of subdivision (f) of Section 399.20. (2) “Tier 1 high hazard zone” includes areas where wildlife and falling trees threaten electrical transmissi…

(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) and paragraph (2) of subdivision (j) of Section 399.20, a conduit hydroelectric facility with an effective capacity of up to four megawatts that otherwise meets the requirements of Section 399.20 shall be eligible for the stand…

(a) The commission, by rule, shall authorize the use of renewable energy credits to satisfy the renewables portfolio standard procurement requirements established pursuant to this article, subject to the following conditions: (1) The commission and the Energy Commission shall ens…

(a) For purposes of this section, “state agency” means any state agency, board, department, or commission, including the entities specified in subdivision (a) of Section 15814.12 of the Government Code. (b) A state agency generating electricity from an electric generation facilit…

(a) To meet the energy and transportation needs of the state, the commission shall adopt policies and programs that promote the in-state production and distribution of biomethane. The policies and programs shall facilitate the development of a variety of sources of in-state biome…

The Energy Commission shall do all of the following: (a) Certify eligible renewable energy resources that it determines meet the criteria described in subdivision (e) of Section 399.12. (b) Design and implement an accounting system to verify compliance with the renewables portfol…

(a) In order for the state to meet the requirements of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, substantially increased amounts of electricity generated by eligible renewable energy resources must be integrated with, and interconnected to, the transmission grid that …

(a) (1) To fulfill unmet long-term generation resource needs, each local publicly owned electric utility shall adopt and implement a renewable energy resources procurement plan that requires the utility to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable…

A retail seller may procure renewable energy credits associated with deliveries of electricity by an eligible renewable energy resource to a local publicly owned electric utility, for purposes of compliance with the renewables portfolio standard requirements, if both of the follo…

(a) It is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to encourage electrical generation from eligible renewable energy resources. (b) As used in this section, “electric generation facility” means an electric generation facility located within the service territory …

(a) This section shall only apply to a gas-fired powerplant that is located inside the state, is owned by and serves the electrical demands of a single local publicly owned electric utility, and meets all of the following conditions: (1) The local publicly owned electric utility …

The commission and the Energy Commission shall do all of the following in furtherance of meeting the state’s clean energy and pollution reduction objectives: (a) Take into account the use of distributed generation to the extent that it provides economic and environmental benefits…

For the purposes of this article, “green electrolytic hydrogen” means hydrogen gas produced through electrolysis and does not include hydrogen gas manufactured using steam reforming or any other conversion technology that produces hydrogen from a fossil fuel feedstock. (Added by …

The commission, State Air Resources Board, and Energy Commission shall consider green electrolytic hydrogen an eligible form of energy storage and shall consider other potential uses of green electrolytic hydrogen in their decarbonization strategies. For purposes of this section,…

As used in this article, “distributed energy resources” means electric generation technology that meets all of the following criteria: (a) Commences initial operation between May 1, 2001, and June 1, 2003, except that gas-fired distributed energy resources that are not operated i…

A local publicly owned electric utility or a local publicly owned utility otherwise providing electrical service, shall review at the earliest practicable date its rates, tariffs, and rules to identify barriers to and determine the appropriate balance of costs and benefits of dis…

(a) The commission shall require each electrical corporation to establish new tariffs on or before January 1, 2003, for customers using distributed energy resources, including, but not limited to, those that do not meet all of the criteria described in Section 353.1. However, aft…