Suspends right of customers to direct access contracts making state sole power procurement entity . Requires the CPUC to establish a 3-tier rate structure for residential customers with certain exceptions. Tier pricing based on three levels of procurement costs.
Many QF facilities are off-line because of the high price of natural gas.
This allows QF facilities to sell power onto the market to defray high natural gas costs. This bill would hurt job providers and their workers throughout California, which, in turn, could severely undermine the California economy. Provides shared administration of EE programs between municipality and utility and provides for sale of street lighting at book value.