ARTICLE 14.5. Powering Up Californians
Article 14.5 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 394, Sec. 1.
§§ 930–940 · 13 sections
- § 930 This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Powering Up Californians Act.
- § 931 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Electrification” means any new, expanded, or change in use of electricity related to the…
- § 932 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) It is the policy of the state to reach carbon neutrality no later than 2045 and to maintain…
- § 933 It is the policy of the state that each electrical corporation does all of the following: (a) Upgrade the state’s electrical distribution systems as needed and…
- § 933.5 (a) The commission shall determine the criteria for timely service for electric customers to be energized. The criteria shall include, but are not limited to,…
- § 934 (a) On or before September 30, 2024, the commission shall do both of the following: (1) Establish reasonable average and maximum target energization time…
- § 935 (a) As part of each annual report, including any updates pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 934, and in each general rate case application, each electrical…
- § 936 (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 740.21, the commission shall require an electrical corporation to do both of the following: (1) Consider, in its…
- § 937 (a) The commission shall ensure that each electrical corporation has sufficient and timely recovery of costs to be consistent with the findings and achieve the…
- § 938 (a) The commission shall require an electrical corporation that requests the use of a ratemaking mechanism, pursuant to Section 937, as a condition of…
- § 939 The commission may modify or adjust the requirements of this article for any electrical corporation with fewer than 100,000 service connections, as individual…
- § 939.5 This article shall not apply to an electrical cooperative, as defined in Section 2776.
- § 940 (a) The commission shall require each electrical corporation to retain an independent third-party auditor, which shall be selected by the commission based on…