CA SB286

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a second phase-in schedule beginning January 1, 2016, expanding direct transactions for nonresidential retail customers over up to 3 years by increasing allowable kilowatthours by each electrical corporation's share of 8,000 gigawatthours.

Mandates that 75% of retail sales from direct transactions be procured from eligible renewable energy resources during 2016, increasing to 100% by December 31, 2020.

Prohibits electric service providers from offering full consolidated billing beginning January 1, 2016, with only the electrical corporation calculating its own charges.

Requires electrical corporations to continue constructing, owning, and operating distribution system equipment and providing support functions directly with their own employees, except construction and line clearance tree trimming may be contracted out.

Ensures nonresidential direct transaction customers pay their proportionate share of resource adequacy and public purpose program costs, and makes renewable energy procurement requirements enforceable through the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program.