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CA Pub Util Code § 8386.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 6 - Wildfire Mitigation|Section 8386.4.

8386.4.  (a) At the time of approval of an electrical corporation’s wildfire mitigation plan, the commission shall authorize the electrical corporation to establish a memorandum account to track costs incurred to implement the plan.(b) (1) The commission shall consider whether the cost of implementing each electrical corporation’s plan is just and reasonable in its general rate case application. Each electrical corporation shall establish a memorandum account to track costs incurred for fire risk mitigation that are not otherwise covered in the electrical corporation’s revenue requirements. The commission shall review the costs in the memorandum accounts and disallow recovery of those costs the commission deems unreasonable.(2) In lieu of paragraph (1), an electrical corporation may elect to file an application for recovery of the cost of implementing its plan as accounted in the memorandum account at the conclusion of the time period covered by the plan. If the electrical corporation files an application for cost recovery pursuant to this paragraph, the commission shall issue a proposed decision within 12 months of the filing date of the application unless the commission issues an order extending the deadline upon a finding of good cause.(3) The chief executive officer of an electrical corporation shall certify in each general rate case application that the electrical corporation has not received authorization from the commission to recover the costs in a previous proceeding, including wildfire cost recovery applications.(4) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as a restriction or limitation on Article 1 (commencing with Section 451) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 1.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 19. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8386.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 6 - Wildfire Mitigation|Section 8386.5.

8386.5.  The commission, the office, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to cooperatively develop consistent approaches and share data related to fire prevention, safety, vegetation management, and energy distribution systems. The commission and the department shall share results from various fire prevention activities, including relevant inspections and fire ignition data.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 81. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8386.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 6 - Wildfire Mitigation|Section 8386.6.

8386.6.  (a) All electrical line clearance tree trimmers performing work to comply with the vegetation management requirements in an electrical corporation’s wildfire mitigation plan shall be qualified line clearance tree trimmers, or trainees under the direct supervision and instruction of qualified line clearance tree trimmers, as provided in the High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders (Group 2 (commencing with Section 2700) of Subchapter 5 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations) of the Department of Industrial Relations.(b) All qualified line clearance tree trimmers shall be paid no less than the prevailing wage rate for a first period apprentice electrical utility lineman as determined by the Director of Industrial Relations.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 406, Sec. 2. (SB 247) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8388 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 6 - Wildfire Mitigation|Section 8388.

8388.  An electrical corporation, local publicly owned electric utility, or community choice aggregator with a contract to procure electricity generated from biomass pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 399.20.3, commission Resolution E-4770 (March 17, 2016), or commission Resolution E-4805 (October 13, 2016), or with a contract that is operative at any time in 2018, and expires or expired on or before December 31, 2023, shall seek to amend the contract to include, or seek approval for a new contract that includes, an expiration date five years later than the expiration date in the contract that was operative in 2018, so long as the contract extension follows the feedstock requirement of subdivision (b) of Section 399.20.3. This section shall not apply to facilities located in federal severe or extreme nonattainment areas for particulate matter or ozone.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 626, Sec. 43. (SB 901) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8390 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 7 - Designated Water System Administration|Section 8390.

8390.  A privately owned public utility may serve as an administrator for purposes of Section 116686 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 120, Sec. 10. (SB 200) Effective July 24, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 1 - Low-Income Weatherization Programs|Section 9500.

9500.  (a) Each publicly owned electric and gas utility that provides the energy for space heating for low-income customers shall also provide home weatherization services for those customers if a significant need for those services exists in the utility’s service territory, as determined by the utility, taking into consideration both the cost-effectiveness of the services and the public policy of reducing financial hardships facing low-income households. Publicly owned utilities shall not have to duplicate low-income home weatherization services provided by gas and electrical corporations serving the same service territory.(b) (1) For purposes of this section, “weatherization” includes, where feasible, any of the following measures for any dwelling unit:(A) Attic insulation.(B) Caulking.(C) Weatherstripping.(D) Low flow showerhead.(E) Waterheater blanket.(F) Door and building envelope repairs which reduce air infiltration.(2) Each publicly owned electric and gas utility shall provide as many of these measures as it determines to be feasible and cost-effective for each eligible low-income dwelling unit.(c) “Weatherization” may also include other building conservation measures, energy-efficient appliances, and energy education programs determined by the utility to be feasible, taking into consideration both the cost-effectiveness of the measures and the public policy of reducing the financial hardships facing low-income households.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 809, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 1 - Low-Income Weatherization Programs|Section 9501.

9501.  Each publicly owned electric and gas utility shall develop and implement its low-income home weatherization program, in consultation with gas and electrical corporations and the Department of Economic Opportunity, to avoid duplication and to ensure the most efficient use of public and private resources. For ratemaking purposes, gas and electrical corporation expenditures for consultation and coordination shall be recoverable from ratepayers, subject to the Public Utilities Commission’s authority to determine the reasonableness of the amount of the expenditures.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 809, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 1 - Low-Income Weatherization Programs|Section 9503.

9503.  Upon the completion and promulgation of regulations pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25943 of the Public Resources Code, each governing body of a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined in Section 224.3, shall be responsible for implementing an energy efficiency program that recognizes the intent of the Legislature to encourage energy savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions in existing residential and nonresidential buildings, while taking into consideration the effect of the program on rates, reliability, and financial resources.(Added by renumbering Section 385.2 by Stats. 2012, Ch. 606, Sec. 4. (AB 2227) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 1 - Low-Income Weatherization Programs|Section 9505.

9505.  (a) By March 15, 2013, and by March 15 of each year thereafter, each local publicly owned electric utility shall report to the Energy Commission and to its customers all of the following:(1) Its investments in energy efficiency and demand reduction programs.(2) A description of each energy efficiency and demand reduction program, program expenditures, the cost-effectiveness of each program, and expected and actual energy efficiency savings and demand reduction results that reflect the intent of the Legislature to encourage energy savings and reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from providing service to existing residential and nonresidential buildings, while taking into consideration the effect of the program on rates, reliability, and financial resources.(3) The sources for funding of its energy efficiency and demand reduction programs.(4) The methodologies and input assumptions used to determine the cost-effectiveness of its energy efficiency and demand reduction programs.(5) A comparison of the local publicly owned electric utility’s annual targets established pursuant to subdivision (b) and the local publicly owned electric utility’s reported electricity efficiency savings and demand reductions.(b) By March 15, 2013, and by March 15 of every fourth year thereafter, each local publicly owned electric utility shall identify all potentially achievable cost-effective electricity efficiency savings and shall establish annual targets for energy efficiency savings and demand reduction for the next 10-year period, consistent with the annual targets established by the Energy Commission pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25310 of the Public Resources Code. A local publicly owned electric utility’s determination of potentially achievable cost-effective electricity efficiency savings shall be made without regard to previous minimum investments undertaken pursuant to Section 385. A local publicly owned electric utility shall treat investments made to achieve energy efficiency savings and demand reduction targets as procurement investments.(c) Within 60 days of establishing annual targets pursuant to subdivision (b), each local publicly owned electric utility shall report those targets to the Energy Commission, and the basis for establishing those targets.(d) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall make available to its customers and to the Energy Commission the results of any independent evaluation that measures and verifies the energy efficiency savings and the reduction in energy demand achieved by its energy efficiency and demand reduction programs.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 547, Sec. 33. (SB 350) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 1 - Low-Income Weatherization Programs|Section 9506.

9506.  (a) A local publicly owned electric utility shall report to the Energy Commission regarding the energy storage system procurement targets and policies adopted by the governing board pursuant to paragraph (2) of, and report any modifications made to those targets as a result of a reevaluation undertaken pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 2836.(b) By January 1, 2017, a local publicly owned electric utility shall submit a report to the Energy Commission demonstrating that it has complied with the energy storage system procurement targets and policies adopted by the governing board pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2836.(c) By January 1, 2021, a local publicly owned electric utility shall submit a report to the Energy Commission demonstrating that it has complied with the energy storage system procurement targets and policies adopted by the governing board pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2836.(d) The Energy Commission shall ensure that a copy of each report or plan required by subdivisions (b) and (c), with any confidential information redacted, is available on the Energy Commission’s Internet Web site, or on an Internet Web site maintained by the local publicly owned electric utility that can be accessed from the Energy Commission’s Internet Web site.(e) A summary of the reports required by this section shall be included as part of each integrated energy policy report required pursuant to Section 25302 of the Public Resources Code.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 181. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 1 - Low-Income Weatherization Programs|Section 9507.

9507.  (a) For purposes of this section, “eligible renewable energy resource” and “renewables portfolio standard” have the same meanings as for the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division 1).(b) Every local publicly owned electric utility shall annually disclose, to end-use customers, all of the following:(1) Its electricity sources for the previous calendar year, consistent with information provided to the Energy Commission pursuant to Section 398.4.(2) The utility’s progress toward attaining the renewables portfolio standard established pursuant to Section 399.30.(3) Expenditures for development of eligible renewable energy resources, including a description of programs, sources of funding, expected results, and actual results.(c) A local publicly owned electric utility shall, on an annual basis, make available to its customers information relating to the utility’s solar initiative program established pursuant to Section 2854, including the rated generating capacity of installed solar energy systems receiving monetary incentives through the utility’s program, the total number of solar energy systems installed, the total number of applications for the utility’s program, the amount of monetary incentives awarded, and the contribution toward the program goals of the California Solar Initiative (Article 1 (commencing with Section 2851) of Chapter 9 of Part 2 of Division 1).(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 606, Sec. 14. (AB 2227) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 1 - Low-Income Weatherization Programs|Section 9508.

9508.  (a) In developing the rules and procedures specified in this section and in Section 9507, the Energy Commission shall seek to minimize the reporting burden and cost of reporting that it imposes on local publicly owned electric utilities.(b) A local publicly owned electric utility shall annually submit to the Energy Commission documentation regarding eligible renewable energy resources procurement contracts that it executed during the prior year, as follows:(1) A description of the eligible renewable energy resource, including the duration of the contract or electricity purchase agreement.(2) A description and identification of the electrical generating facility providing the eligible renewable energy resource under the contract.(3) An estimate of the percentage increase in the utility’s total retail sales of electricity from eligible renewable energy resources that will result from the contract.(c) A local publicly owned electric utility shall annually submit to the Energy Commission documentation regarding the utility’s progress toward attaining the renewables portfolio standard established pursuant to Section 399.30.(d) A local publicly owned electric utility shall, on an annual basis, make available to the Legislature and the Energy Commission information relating to the utility’s solar initiative program established pursuant to Section 2854, including the rated generating capacity of installed solar energy systems receiving monetary incentives through the utility’s program, the total number of solar energy systems installed, the total number of applications for the utility’s program, the amount of monetary incentives awarded, and the contribution toward the program goals of the California Solar Initiative (Article 1 (commencing with Section 2851) of Chapter 9 of Part 2 of Division 1).(e) For the purposes of this section, “eligible renewable energy resource,” “renewables portfolio standard,” and “procure” have the same meanings as these terms have in the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division 1).(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 677, Sec. 8. (SB 1393) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9508.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 1 - Low-Income Weatherization Programs|Section 9508.5.

9508.5.  A local publicly owned electric utility serving end-use customers shall, upon request, provide the Energy Commission with any information the Energy Commission determines is necessary to evaluate the progress made by the local publicly owned electric utility in meeting the requirements of Section 9620.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 606, Sec. 16. (AB 2227) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 2 - Utility Poles and Support Structures|Section 9510.

9510.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that in order to promote wireline and wireless broadband access and adoption, it is in the interest of the state to ensure that local publicly owned electric utilities, including irrigation districts, that own or control utility poles and support structures, including ducts and conduits, make available appropriate space and capacity on and in those structures to cable television corporations, video service providers, and telephone corporations under reasonable rates, terms, and conditions.(b) The Legislature further finds and declares that the oversight of fees and other requirements imposed by local publicly owned electric utilities as a condition of providing the space or capacity described in subdivision (a) is a matter of statewide interest and concern. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that this part supersedes all conflicting local laws and this part shall apply in charter cities. (c) The Legislature further finds and declares that local publicly owned electric utilities should provide access to utility poles and support structures with a recovery of actual costs without subsidizing for-profit cable television corporations, video service providers, and telephone corporations.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 580, Sec. 2. (AB 1027) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9510.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 2 - Utility Poles and Support Structures|Section 9510.5.

9510.5.  As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Communications service provider” means a cable television corporation, video service provider, or telephone corporation.(b) “Governing body” means the governing body of a local publicly owned electric utility, including, where applicable, a board appointed by a city council. (c) “Street light pole” means a pole, arm, or fixture used primarily for street, pedestrian, or security lighting.(d) “Utility pole” means an electricity or telephone pole, but does not include a street light pole or an electricity pole used solely for the transmission of electricity at 50 kilovolts or higher and not intended for distribution of communications signals or electricity at lower voltages.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 580, Sec. 2. (AB 1027) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9511.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 2 - Utility Poles and Support Structures|Section 9511.5.

9511.5.  (a) If a local publicly owned electric utility has the authority pursuant to other law to impose a fee to provide the use described in Section 9511, that fee shall be adopted and levied consistent with the requirements of this part.(b) The governing body of the local publicly owned electric utility shall determine the fee pursuant to Section 9512.(c) This part does not grant additional authority to a local publicly owned electric utility to impose a fee that is not otherwise authorized by law. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 580, Sec. 2. (AB 1027) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Util Code § 9512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.8 - PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES|PART 2 - Utility Poles and Support Structures|Section 9512.

9512.  (a) (1) An annual fee charged by a local publicly owned electric utility for the use of a utility pole by a communications service provider shall not exceed an amount determined by multiplying the percentage of the total usable space that would be occupied by the attachment by the annual costs of ownership of the pole and its supporting anchor. As used in this paragraph and paragraph (2), “usable space” means the space above the minimum grade level that can be used for the attachment of wires, cables, and associated equipment. It shall be presumed, subject to factual rebuttal, that a single attachment occupies one foot of usable space and that an average utility pole contains 13.5 feet of usable space.(2) An annual fee charged by a local publicly owned electric utility for use of a support structure by a communications service provider shall not exceed the local publicly owned electric utility’s annual costs of ownership of the percentage of the volume of the capacity of the structure rendered unusable by the equipment of the communications service provider.(3) As used in this subdivision, the “annual costs of ownership” is the sum of the annual capital costs and annual operation costs of the pole or support structure, which shall be the average costs of all similar utility poles or structures owned or controlled by the local publicly owned electric utility. The basis for the computation of annual capital costs shall be historical capital costs less depreciation. The accounting upon which the historical capital costs are determined shall include a credit for all reimbursed capital costs. Depreciation shall be based upon the average service life of the utility pole or support structure. “Annual cost of ownership” does not include costs for any property not necessary for use by the communications service provider.(b) A local publicly owned electric utility shall not levy a fee that exceeds the estimated amount required to provide use of the utility pole or support structure for which the annual recurring fee is levied. If the fee creates revenues in excess of actual costs, those revenues shall be used to reduce the fee.(c) A jointly owned pole is not included within the requirements of this section, if a joint owner other than the local publicly owned electric utility has control of access to the space that would be used by the communications service provider.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 580, Sec. 2. (AB 1027) Effective January 1, 2012.)