CHAPTER 7. Private Energy Producers [2801. - 2829.]

Heading of Chapter 7 renumbered from Chapter 4.5 (as added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 915) by Stats. 1977, Ch. 579.

§§ 2801–2829 · 27 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions §§ 2801–2807 · 7 sections

   • § 2801 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in order to promote the more rapid development of new sources of natural gas and electric energy, to maintain…
   • § 2802 “Private energy producer” includes every person, corporation, city, county, district, and public agency of the state generating or producing electricity not…
   • § 2803 “Interconnection” means the facilities necessary to physically connect the energy source of and the point of use by a private energy producer with the existing…
   • § 2804 “Transmission service” means the intrastate transfer of electricity or natural gas by a public utility for any private energy producer between the points of…
   • § 2805 “Conventional power source” means power derived from nuclear energy or the operation of a hydropower facility greater than 30 megawatts or the combustion of…
   • § 2806 “Fossil fuel” means a mixture of hydrocarbons including coal, petroleum, or natural gas, occurring in and extracted from underground deposits.
   • § 2807 “Standby charge” means a charge by an electrical corporation for providing standby generation, transmission, and distribution facilities to a private energy…
2. ARTICLE 2. Interconnection of Facilities §§ 2811–2816 · 6 sections

   • § 2811 In order to promote the more efficient use and distribution of natural gas or electric energy and eliminate the necessity for construction of transmission…
   • § 2812 Upon application of a private energy producer, and after notice to any affected public utility and hearing thereon, the commission shall authorize such…
   • § 2812.5 Upon application of a private energy producer, and after notice to any affected public utility and hearing thereon, the commission shall authorize such…
   • § 2813 The private energy producer shall be required to provide and to pay the total cost of the interconnection as well as any costs associated with providing a…
   • § 2815 Nothing in this chapter shall require that any private energy producer perform any service or deliver any commodity to the public or any portion thereof, for…
   • § 2816 Every public utility shall keep accurate records of transactions with a private energy producer, and of the use of the public utility’s facilities by the…
3. ARTICLE 3. Rights, Obligations, and Charges §§ 2821–2829 · 14 sections

   • § 2821 (a) The commission shall approve and establish equitable charges to be paid by an electrical corporation which purchases electricity or electrical generating…
   • § 2821.5 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Small power producers provide important alternative sources of electrical energy. (b) The…
   • § 2822 The commission shall approve and establish standby charges for electrical corporations. The commission may act in this regard on its own motion or on…
   • § 2823 The commission shall approve and establish charges for transmission service. The commission may act in this regard on its own motion or on application of an…
   • § 2824 (a) The commission shall conduct a review of the charges paid by electrical corporations for electricity generated from other than conventional power sources…
   • § 2826 (a) The commission shall establish requirements for the administration of power purchase contracts between electrical corporations and private energy…
   • § 2826.5 (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Benefiting account” means an electricity account, or more than one account,…
   • § 2827 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a program to provide net energy metering combined with net surplus compensation, co-energy metering, and wind…
   • § 2827.1 (a) For purposes of this section, “eligible customer-generator,” “large electrical corporation,” and “renewable electrical generation facility” have the same…
   • § 2827.7 Generation eligible for net energy metering that has all local and state permits required to commence construction on or before December 31, 2002, and has…
   • § 2827.8 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the following provisions apply to an eligible customer-generator utilizing wind energy co-metering with a…
   • § 2827.10 (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Electrical corporation” means an electrical corporation, as defined in…
   • § 2828 (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Appropriate TOU tariff” means the Time-of-Use tariff that would be…
   • § 2829 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “EBMUD” means the East Bay Municipal Utility District organized and…