Senate Bill No. 642

Introduced by Senator Berryhill

February 22, 2013

An act to amend Section 2824 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 642, as introduced, Berryhill. Public utilities: electrical services: charges.

Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to review various charges paid by or charged by electrical corporations related to the delivery of electrical services. Existing law requires the PUC, following the review to consider adjustments to the charges to encourage the utilitization of electricity generated from other than conventional power sources.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the above provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 2824 of the Public Utilities Code is
amended to read:

2824.  

(a) The commission shall conduct a review of the
charges paid by electrical corporations for electricity generated
from other than conventional power sources and furnished to begin delete such end delete
begin insert the electrical end insert corporations. Following begin delete such end delete begin insert the end insert review, the
commission shall consider adjustments in begin delete such end delete begin insert the end insert charges to
encourage the generation of electricity from other than conventional
power sources.

(b) The commission shall conduct a review of standby charges
charged by electrical corporations. Following begin delete such end delete begin insert the end insert review, the
commission shall consider adjustments in begin delete such end delete begin insert the end insert charges to
encourage the utilization of electricity generated from other than
conventional power sources and to enable electrical corporations
to review the costs of providing standby service.

(c) The commission shall conduct a review of charges for
transmission service made by electrical corporations for the
transmission of electricity generated from other than conventional
power sources. Following begin delete such end delete begin insert the end insert review, the commission shall
consider adjustments in begin delete such end delete begin insert the end insert charges to encourage the
generation of electricity from other than conventional power
sources.