9600. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that California’s local publicly owned electric utilities and electric corporations should commit control of their transmission facilities to the Independent System Operator as described in Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 330) of Part 1 of Division 1. These utilities should jointly advocate to the Federal Energy Regulatory […]
9602. (a) After a public hearing, the local regulatory body of each local publicly owned electric utility shall determine whether it will authorize direct transactions between electricity suppliers and end use customers, subject to implementation of the nonbypassable severance fee or transition charge referred to in Section 9603. (b) If the regulatory body authorizes direct transactions, a […]
9603. (a) Not less than six months prior to the date of implementation of direct transactions, the regulatory body shall establish the nonbypassable generation-related severance fee or transition charge which shall include, but shall not be limited to, employee related transition costs incurred and projected for severance, out placement, retraining, early retirement, and related expenses for […]
9604. For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (a) “Direct transaction” means a contract between one or more electric generators, marketers, or brokers, public or private, of electric power and one or more retail customers providing for the purchase and sale of electric power and ancillary services. (b) “Service area” means an area in which, […]
9605. (a) This division and Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 330) of Part 1 of Division 1 do not affect preexisting ratemaking authority of a regulatory body of any local publicly owned electric utility. (b) This division does not modify or abrogate any agreement, or any rights or obligations in any such agreement, between retail electric service […]
9606. All city-owned electric utilities shall report on the periodic bill the amount expected to be transferred from the utility to the general fund, and to any special funds, of the city on a no less than annual basis. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 628, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
9607. (a) The intent of this section is to avoid cost-shifting to customers of an electrical corporation resulting from the transfer of distribution services from an electrical corporation to an irrigation district. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section and Section 9608, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, an irrigation district that offered electrical service […]
9608. Sections 454.1 and 9607 of this code and Section 56133 of the Government Code do not apply to an irrigation district with respect to an area to be served by the irrigation district, if all of the following occur: (a) The irrigation district acquires substantially all the electric distribution facilities and related subtransmission facilities of […]
9610. Commencing on January 1, 2001, and continuing through December 31, 2025, inclusive, all of the following shall apply: (a) An electrical corporation may not provide electric transmission or distribution service to retail customers in either of the following areas: (1) The Modesto Irrigation District electric service area as defined in the August 15, 1940, Purchase of […]
9612. The Legislature finds and declares that the policies stated in Section 8101 to 8108, inclusive, would be furthered and that it would be in the best interests of the state, and not incompatible with the public interest, if an agreement embodying the provisions of Section 9610 were to be approved by the commission. The […]
9614. (a) Beginning January 15, 2002, and at least once monthly thereafter, a local publicly owned electric utility shall notify each air pollution control district and air quality management district of the name and address of each entity within the district’s boundaries within the local publicly owned electric utility’s control or service area with whom the […]
9615. Each local publicly owned electric utility, in procuring energy to serve the load of its retail end-use customers, shall first acquire all available energy efficiency and demand reduction resources that are cost effective, reliable, and feasible. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 606, Sec. 17. (AB 2227) Effective January 1, 2013.)
9616. (a) To the extent that doing so is cost effective, a local publicly owned electric utility providing electric service to 250,000 or more customers within the Los Angeles Basin shall maximize the use of demand response, renewable energy resources, and energy efficiency to reduce demand in the area where electrical reliability has been impacted as […]
9618. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a local publicly owned electric utility that provides electric service to 250,000 or more customers within the Los Angeles Basin shall make publicly available, upon request of any person, electrical grid data necessary or useful to enable distributed energy resource providers to target solutions that support reliability in […]
9620. (a) Each local publicly owned electric utility serving end-use customers, shall prudently plan for and procure resources that are adequate to meet its planning reserve margin and peak demand and operating reserves, sufficient to provide reliable electric service to its customers. Customer generation located on the customer’s site or providing electric service through arrangements authorized […]
