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CA SB38
Bill
AI Summary
- Repeals outdated legislative findings, declarations, and reporting requirements related to California's 1996 electrical industry restructuring, including abolishment of the Power Exchange
- Consolidates various statutory references to "nonbypassable charges" and "uneconomic costs" into unified "competition transition charges" terminology, continuing charges authorized before January 1, 2015
- Repeals provisions requiring utilities to conduct agricultural customer load research, recover employee transition costs, maintain operating contracts for sold generation facilities, and set renewable energy contract prices
- Repeals authorization for certain gas-electric utilities to file rate cap mechanisms with Fuel Price Index provisions that became inoperative December 31, 2001
- Clarifies that electrical corporations continue responsibility for operating distribution grids and recovering reasonable investments and returns, while maintaining commission authority over ratemaking and interconnection standards
Legislative Description
Electrical restructuring.
Last Action
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
9/26/2014
Committee Referrals
Appropriations8/5/2013
Public Safety6/17/2013
Appropriations5/1/2013
Public Safety4/18/2013
Rules12/5/2012
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