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CA Pub Util Code § 8328 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities|Section 8328.

8328.  The expenses associated with decommissioning of nuclear facilities shall be paid from the funds established pursuant to Section 8325. If the money in the funds is insufficient for payment of all decommissioning costs, the commission or the board shall determine whether the costs incurred in excess of the money in the funds are reasonable in amount and prudently incurred. If the commission or the board determines that the excess costs are reasonable in amount and prudently incurred, the commission or the board shall authorize these costs to be charged to the customers of the electric utility.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1560, Sec. 5.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8329 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities|Section 8329.

8329.  The commission or the board shall, for purposes of establishing rates or charges, review and approve the estimated service life and estimated retirement date of all nuclear facilities.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1560, Sec. 5.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8330 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 2 - Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities|Section 8330.

8330.  Every electrical utility involved in decommissioning, closure, or removal of nuclear facilities, shall provide assistance in finding comparable alternative employment opportunities for its employees who become unemployed as the result of decommissioning, closure, or removal. The commission or the board shall authorize the electrical utility to collect sufficient revenue through electric rates and charges to recover the cost, if any, of compliance with this section.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1560, Sec. 5.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8340 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard for Baseload Electrical Generating Resources|Section 8340.

8340.  For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Baseload generation” means electricity generation from a powerplant that is designed and intended to provide electricity at an annualized plant capacity factor of at least 60 percent.(b) “Combined-cycle natural gas” with respect to a powerplant means the powerplant employs a combination of one or more gas turbines and steam turbines in which electricity is produced in the steam turbine from otherwise lost waste heat exiting from one or more of the gas turbines.(c) “Electric service provider” means an “electric service provider” as defined in Section 218.3, but does not include corporations or persons employing cogeneration technology or producing electricity from other than a conventional power source consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 218.(d) “Greenhouse gases” means those gases listed in Section 38505 of the Health and Safety Code.(e) “Load-serving entity” means every electrical corporation, electric service provider, or community choice aggregator serving end-use customers in the state.(f) “Long-term financial commitment” means either a new ownership investment in baseload generation or a new or renewed contract with a term of five or more years, which includes procurement of baseload generation.(g) “Output-based methodology” means a greenhouse gases emission performance standard that is expressed in pounds of greenhouse gases emitted per megawatthour and factoring in the useful thermal energy employed for purposes other than the generation of electricity.(h) “Plant capacity factor” means the ratio of the electricity produced during a given time period, measured in kilowatthours, to the electricity the unit could have produced if it had been operated at its rated capacity during that period, expressed in kilowatthours.(i) “Powerplant” means a facility for the generation of electricity, and includes one or more generating units at the same location.(j) “Zero- or low-carbon generating resource” means an electrical generating resource that will generate electricity while producing emissions of greenhouse gases at a rate substantially below the greenhouse gases emission performance standard, as determined by the commission.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 558, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 3.5 - Air Pollution Performance Standard for New Generation|Section 8350.

8350.  (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Load-serving entity” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 8340.(2) “Long-term financial commitment” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 8340.(3) “New electrical generating facility” means an electrical generating unit for which all legally required permits have been received after January 1, 2011. If an electrical generating unit is added to an existing powerplant after January 1, 2011, only the incremental capacity from that unit added after January 1, 2011, is a new electrical generating facility.(4) “Shared pollution area” means an airshed encompassing a portion of California and a portion of an adjacent state or country, as determined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.(b) A load-serving entity or local publicly owned electric utility shall not enter into, and the commission shall not approve for an electrical corporation, a long-term financial commitment with or for a new electrical generating facility constructed in California or in a shared pollution area if that facility does not meet the following requirements:(1) If the new electrical generating facility is in California, the facility meets best available control technology (BACT) standards, to control air pollution emissions from the operation of the facility, and complies with air pollution control district or air quality management district rules and regulations, and state and federal law.(2) If the new electrical generating facility is outside of California in a shared pollution area, the facility meets best available control technology (BACT) standards, to control air pollution emissions from the operation of the facility, that apply in the air basin in California adjacent to the facility.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 422, Sec. 1. (AB 2037) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8360 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4 - Smart Grid Systems|Section 8360.

8360.  It is the policy of the state to modernize the state’s electrical transmission and distribution system to maintain safe, reliable, efficient, and secure electrical service, with infrastructure that can meet future growth in demand and achieve all of the following, which together characterize a smart grid:(a) Increased use of cost-effective digital information and control technology to improve reliability, security, and efficiency of the electric grid.(b) Dynamic optimization of grid operations and resources, including appropriate consideration for asset management and utilization of related grid operations and resources, with cost-effective full cyber security.(c) Deployment and integration of cost-effective distributed resources and generation, including renewable resources.(d) Development and incorporation of cost-effective demand response, demand-side resources, and energy-efficient resources.(e) Deployment of cost-effective smart technologies, including real time, automated, interactive technologies that optimize the physical operation of appliances and consumer devices for metering, communications concerning grid operations and status, and distribution automation.(f) Integration of cost-effective smart appliances and consumer devices.(g) Deployment and integration of cost-effective advanced electricity storage and peak-shaving technologies, including plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles, and thermal-storage air-conditioning.(h) Provide consumers with timely information and control options.(i) Develop standards for communication and interoperability of appliances and equipment connected to the electric grid, including the infrastructure serving the grid.(j) Identification and lowering of unreasonable or unnecessary barriers to adoption of smart grid technologies, practices, and services.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 327, Sec. 1. (SB 17) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8361 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4 - Smart Grid Systems|Section 8361.

8361.  For purposes of this chapter, “ISO” means the Independent System Operator operating pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 345) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division 1.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 327, Sec. 1. (SB 17) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8362 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4 - Smart Grid Systems|Section 8362.

8362.  (a) By July 1, 2010, the commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, the ISO, and other key stakeholders shall determine the requirements for a smart grid deployment plan consistent with Section 8360 and federal law, including the provisions of Title XIII (commencing with Section 1301) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140). The commission shall institute a rulemaking or expand the scope of an existing rulemaking to adopt standards and protocols to ensure functionality and interoperability developed by public and private entities, including, but not limited to, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gridwise Architecture Council, the International Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the National Electric Reliability Organization recognized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. An adopted smart grid deployment plan may provide for deployment of cost-effective smart grid products, technologies, and services by entities other than electrical corporations. The smart grid technologies and services shall improve overall efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of electrical system operations, planning, and maintenance.(b) This section does not require or authorize the commission to delay action on an application by an electrical corporation that is submitted prior to the commission determining the requirements for a smart grid deployment plan.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 327, Sec. 1. (SB 17) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8363 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4 - Smart Grid Systems|Section 8363.

8363.  This chapter shall be implemented in a manner that does not compromise customer or worker safety or the integrity or reliability of the electrical transmission and distribution system in this state.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 327, Sec. 1. (SB 17) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8364 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4 - Smart Grid Systems|Section 8364.

8364.  (a) By July 1, 2011, each electrical corporation shall develop and submit a smart grid deployment plan to the commission for approval.(b) This section does not require or authorize the commission to delay action on an application by an electrical corporation that is submitted prior to the commission’s approval of the electrical corporation’s timely filed smart grid deployment plan.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 327, Sec. 1. (SB 17) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8366 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4 - Smart Grid Systems|Section 8366.

8366.  Smart grid technology may be deployed in a manner to maximize the benefit and minimize the cost to ratepayers and to achieve the benefits of smart grid technology. The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, the ISO, and electrical corporations, shall evaluate the impact of deployment on major initiatives and policies including:(a) Implementation of new advanced metering initiatives.(b) Achievement of the renewables portfolio standard program requirements and the need to operate the smart grid of the future with a substantial increased percentage of electricity generated by eligible renewable energy resources.(c) Achievement of state goals for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases as set forth in the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 and other state directives.(d) Achievement of the energy efficiency and demand response goals as required by Sections 454.5 and 454.55 and other state directives.(e) Modernizing the aging utility grid infrastructure.(f) Meeting the future energy growth needs of the state with new and innovative technologies and methods that utilize the existing assets more efficiently, result in a less environmentally adverse net impact on the state, meet stringent costs versus benefit assessments, and provide the ratepayers with new options in meeting their individual energy needs.(g) Implementation of technology to improve worker safety, protection, and productivity.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 327, Sec. 1. (SB 17) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8368 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4 - Smart Grid Systems|Section 8368.

8368.  The commission may modify or adjust the requirements of this chapter for any electrical corporation with fewer than 100,000 service connections, as individual circumstances merit.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 327, Sec. 1. (SB 17) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8369 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4 - Smart Grid Systems|Section 8369.

8369.  Each local publicly owned electric utility with more than 100,000 service connections, shall, by July 1, 2011, develop a smart grid deployment plan, that is consistent with federal law, including the provisions of Title XIII (commencing with Section 1301) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 327, Sec. 1. (SB 17) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8370 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4.5 - Microgrids|Section 8370.

8370.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Customer” means a customer of a local publicly owned electric utility or of a large electrical corporation. A person or entity is a customer of a large electrical corporation if the customer is physically located within the service territory of the large electrical corporation and receives bundled service, distribution service, or transmission service from the large electrical corporation.(b) “Distributed energy resource” means an electric generation or storage technology that complies with the emissions standards adopted by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to the distributed generation certification program requirements of Section 94203 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation.(c) “Large electrical corporation” means an electrical corporation with more than 100,000 service connections in California.(d) “Microgrid” means an interconnected system of loads and energy resources, including, but not limited to, distributed energy resources, energy storage, demand response tools, or other management, forecasting, and analytical tools, appropriately sized to meet customer needs, within a clearly defined electrical boundary that can act as a single, controllable entity, and can connect to, disconnect from, or run in parallel with, larger portions of the electrical grid, or can be managed and isolated to withstand larger disturbances and maintain electrical supply to connected critical infrastructure.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 566, Sec. 2. (SB 1339) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8371 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4.5 - Microgrids|Section 8371.

8371.  The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission and the Independent System Operator, shall take all of the following actions by December 1, 2020, to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for distribution customers of large electrical corporations:(a) Develop microgrid service standards necessary to meet state and local permitting requirements.(b) Without shifting costs between ratepayers, develop methods to reduce barriers for microgrid deployment.(c) Develop guidelines that determine what impact studies are required for microgrids to connect to the electrical corporation grid.(d) Without shifting costs between ratepayers, develop separate large electrical corporation rates and tariffs, as necessary, to support microgrids, while ensuring that system, public, and worker safety are given the highest priority. The separate rates and tariffs shall not compensate a customer for the use of diesel backup or natural gas generation, except as either of those sources is used pursuant to Section 41514.1 of the Health and Safety Code, or except for natural gas generation that is a distributed energy resource.(e) Form a working group to codify standards and protocols needed to meet California electrical corporation and Independent System Operator microgrid requirements.(f) Develop a standard for direct current metering in the commission’s Electric Rule 21 to streamline the interconnection process and lower interconnection costs for direct current microgrid applications.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 248. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8371.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4.5 - Microgrids|Section 8371.5.

8371.5.  Nothing in this chapter shall discourage or prohibit the development or ownership of a microgrid by an electrical corporation.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 566, Sec. 2. (SB 1339) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8372 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4.1 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES|CHAPTER 4.5 - Microgrids|Section 8372.

8372.  (a) Within 180 days of the first request from a customer or developer to establish a microgrid, the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility shall develop and make available a standardized process for the interconnection of a customer-supported microgrid, including separate electrical rates and tariffs, as necessary. The separate rates and tariffs shall not compensate a customer for the use of diesel backup or natural gas generation, except as either of those sources is used pursuant to Section 41514.1 of the Health and Safety Code, or except for natural gas generation that is a distributed energy resource.(b) The governing board shall ensure the microgrid rates and charges do not shift costs to, or from, a microgrid customer or nonmicrogrid customer, and shall ensure each microgrid and its components comply with the local publicly owned electric utility’s applicable regulatory requirements.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 566, Sec. 2. (SB 1339) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8385 (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 8385.

8385.  (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following shall apply:(1) “Compliance period” means a period of approximately one year.(2) “Deenergization event” means the proactive interruption of electrical service for the purpose of mitigating or avoiding the risk of causing a wildfire.(3) “Electrical cooperative” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2776.(4) “Office” means the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, within the Natural Resources Agency.(b) Beginning July 1, 2021, the office shall supervise an electrical corporation’s compliance with the requirements of this chapter pursuant to the Public Utilities Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 201) of Division 1). Nothing in this chapter affects the commission’s authority or jurisdiction over an electrical corporation, electrical cooperative, or local publicly owned electric utility.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 77. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8386.1 (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 8386.1.

8386.1.  The commission shall assess penalties on an electrical corporation that fails to substantially comply with its plan. In determining an appropriate amount of the penalty, the commission shall consider all of the following:(a) The nature and severity of any noncompliance with the plan, including whether the noncompliance resulted in harm.(b) The extent to which the commission or office has found that the electrical corporation complied with its plans in prior years.(c) Whether the electrical corporation self-reported the circumstances constituting noncompliance.(d) Whether the electrical corporation implemented corrective actions with respect to the noncompliance.(e) Whether the electrical corporation knew or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known of the circumstances constituting noncompliance.(f) Whether the electrical corporation had previously engaged in conduct of a similar nature that caused significant property damage or injury.(g) Any other factors established by the commission in a rulemaking proceeding, consistent with this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 79. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8386.2 (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 8386.2.

8386.2.  The commission shall require a safety culture assessment of each electrical corporation to be conducted by an independent third-party evaluator. The commission shall set the schedule for each assessment, including updates to the assessment at least every five years. The electrical corporation shall not seek reimbursement for the costs of the assessment from ratepayers.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 626, Sec. 40. (SB 901) Effective January 1, 2019.)