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CA Pub Util Code § 444 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fees|ARTICLE 4 - Video Service Franchises|Section 444.

444.  (a) If a video service provider subject to this article is in default of the payment of any fee required by this article for a period of 30 days or more, the commission may suspend or revoke the state franchise of the video service provider or order the video service provider to cease and desist from conducting all operations subject to the franchising authority of the commission. The commission may estimate from all available information the appropriate fee and may add to the amount of that estimated fee, a penalty not to exceed 25 percent of the amount, on account of the failure, refusal, or neglect to prepare and submit the report or to pay the fee, and the video service provider shall be estopped to complain of the amount of the commission’s estimate.(b) Upon payment of the fee so estimated and penalty, if applicable, the state franchise of the video service provider suspended in accordance with this section shall be reinstated or the order to cease and desist revoked. The commission may grant a reasonable extension of the 30-day period to any video service provider upon written application and a showing of the necessity of the extension.(c) Upon revocation of any state franchise or issuance of an order to cease and desist pursuant to this section, all fees in default shall become due and payable immediately.(d) The commission may bring an action, in its own name or in the name of the people of the state, in any court of competent jurisdiction, for the collection of delinquent fees estimated under this article, or for an amount due, owing, and unpaid to it, as shown by report filed by the commission, together with a penalty of 25 percent for the delinquency.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 700, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Util Code § 451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 451.

451.  All charges demanded or received by any public utility, or by any two or more public utilities, for any product or commodity furnished or to be furnished or any service rendered or to be rendered shall be just and reasonable. Every unjust or unreasonable charge demanded or received for such product or commodity or service is unlawful.Every public utility shall furnish and maintain such adequate, efficient, just, and reasonable service, instrumentalities, equipment, and facilities, including telephone facilities, as defined in Section 54.1 of the Civil Code, as are necessary to promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of its patrons, employees, and the public.All rules made by a public utility affecting or pertaining to its charges or service to the public shall be just and reasonable.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 700.)
CA Pub Util Code § 451.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 451.2.

451.2.  (a) In an application by an electrical corporation to recover costs and expenses arising from, or incurred as a result of, a catastrophic wildfire with an ignition date in the 2017 calendar year, the commission shall determine whether those costs and expenses are just and reasonable in accordance with Section 451.(b) Notwithstanding Section 451, when allocating costs, the commission shall consider the electrical corporation’s financial status and determine the maximum amount the corporation can pay without harming ratepayers or materially impacting its ability to provide adequate and safe service. The commission shall ensure that the costs or expenses described in subdivision (a) that are disallowed for recovery in rates assessed for the wildfires, in the aggregate, do not exceed that amount.(c) An electrical corporation may apply for a financing order pursuant to Article 5.8 (commencing of Section 850) of Chapter 4 for the amount of costs and expenses allocated to the ratepayer as just and reasonable or as disallowed for recovery but exceeding the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (b).(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 626, Sec. 27. (SB 901) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 451.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 451.3.

451.3.  If the commission finds that an electrical corporation is requesting recovery of costs that were previously authorized by the commission for cost recovery by the electrical corporation, the commission may fine the electrical corporation an amount up to three times the amount of the penalty provided in Section 2107 for each violation.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 7. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 451.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 451.5.

451.5.  (a) Any expense resulting from a bonus paid to an executive officer of a public utility that has ceased to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business shall not be recoverable either directly or indirectly in rates and shall be borne exclusively by the shareholders of the public utility. This prohibition shall be operative for a period of no less than two years after the public utility resumes paying its debts in the ordinary course of business, and shall be operative for any additional time period as determined by the commission.(b) The requirements of subdivision (a) do not apply to a bonus that is specifically defined in a standard employee compensation contract.(c) For purposes of this section, “executive officer” means any person who performs policy making functions and is employed by the public utility subject to the approval of the board of directors, and includes the president, secretary, treasurer, and any vice president in charge of a principal business unit, division, or function of the public utility.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 759, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Pub Util Code § 452 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 452.

452.  Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit any common carrier from establishing and charging a lower than a maximum reasonable rate for the transportation of property when the needs of commerce or public interest require. However, no common carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the commission may establish a rate less than a maximum reasonable rate for the transportation of property for the purpose of meeting the competitive charges of other carriers or the cost of other means of transportation which is less than the charges of competing carriers or the cost of transportation which might be incurred through other means of transportation, except upon such showing as is required by the commission and a finding by it that the rate is justified by transportation conditions. In determining the extent of such competition the commission shall make due and reasonable allowance for added or accessorial service performed by one carrier or agency of transportation which is not contemporaneously performed by the competing agency of transportation.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 453 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 453.

453.  (a) No public utility shall, as to rates, charges, service, facilities, or in any other respect, make or grant any preference or advantage to any corporation or person or subject any corporation or person to any prejudice or disadvantage.(b) No public utility shall prejudice, disadvantage, or require different rates or deposit amounts from a person because of ancestry, medical condition, marital status or change in marital status, occupation, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code. A person who has exhausted all administrative remedies with the commission may institute a suit for injunctive relief and reasonable attorney’s fees in cases of an alleged violation of this subdivision. If successful in litigation, the prevailing party shall be awarded attorney’s fees.(c) No public utility shall establish or maintain any unreasonable difference as to rates, charges, service, facilities, or in any other respect, either as between localities or as between classes of service.(d) No public utility shall include with any bill for services or commodities furnished any customer or subscriber any advertising or literature designed or intended (1) to promote the passage or defeat of a measure appearing on the ballot at any election whether local, statewide, or national, (2) to promote or defeat any candidate for nomination or election to any public office, (3) to promote or defeat the appointment of any person to any administrative or executive position in federal, state, or local government, or (4) to promote or defeat any change in federal, state, or local legislation or regulations.(e) The commission may determine any question of fact arising under this section.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 568, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Util Code § 453.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 453.5.

453.5.  Whenever the commission orders rate refunds to be distributed, the commission shall require public utilities to pay refunds to all current utility customers, and, when practicable, to prior customers, on an equitable pro rata basis without regard as to whether or not the customer is classifiable as a residential or commercial tenant, landlord, homeowner, business, industrial, educational, governmental, nonprofit, agricultural, or any other type of entity.For the purposes of this section, “equitable pro rata basis” shall mean in proportion to the amount originally paid for the utility service involved, or in proportion to the amount of such utility service actually received.Nothing in this section shall prevent the commission from authorizing refunds to residential and other small customers to be based on current usage.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 897.)
CA Pub Util Code § 454.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 454.1.

454.1.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if a customer with a maximum peak electrical demand in excess of 20 kilowatts located or planning to locate within the service territory of an electrical corporation receives a bona fide offer for electric service from an irrigation district at rates less than the electrical corporation’s tariffed rates, the electrical corporation may discount its noncommodity rates, but may not discount its noncommodity rates below its distribution marginal cost of serving that customer. For purposes of this subdivision, the costs of the electric commodity shall be excluded from both the irrigation district and electric corporation’s rates. The electrical corporation may recover any difference between its tariffed and discounted service from its remaining customers, allocated as determined by the commission. However, the reallocation may not increase rates to its remaining customers by any greater amount than the rates would be increased if the customer had taken electric distribution service from the irrigation district and the irrigation district had paid the charge established in subdivision (e) of Section 9607. Further, there shall be a firewall preventing the reallocation of such differences resulting from discounting to residential customers or to commercial customers with maximum peak demands not in excess of 20 kilowatts.(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a cumulative 75 megawatts of load served by the Merced Irrigation District, determined as follows:(1) The load is located within the boundaries of Merced Irrigation District, as those boundaries existed on December 20, 1995, together with the territory of Castle Air Force Base which was located outside the district on that date.(2) For purposes of this section, a megawatt of load shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology established by the Energy Commission in its Docket No. 96-IRR-1890.(c) Subdivision (a) applies to the load of customers that move to the areas described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) after December 31, 2000, and such load shall be excluded from the calculation of the 75 megawatts in subdivision (b).(d) If an electrical corporation seeks to apply the discounts permitted under subdivision (a) within the geographic area described in subdivision (b) of Section 9610, the electrical corporation’s resulting rate for distribution service may not be less than 120 percent of the electrical corporation’s marginal distribution cost of serving that customer.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 842, Sec. 12. (SB 1222) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 454.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 454.2.

454.2.  Notwithstanding Section 454, the commission may establish a “zone of rate freedom” for any passenger stage transportation service which is operating in competition with other passenger transportation service from any means of transportation, if the competition together with the authorized zone of rate freedom will result in reasonable rates and charges for the passenger stage transportation service. An adjustment in rates or charges within a zone of rate freedom established by the commission is hereby deemed just and reasonable. The commission may, upon protest or on its own motion, suspend any adjustment in rates or charges under this section and institute proceedings under its rules of practice and procedure.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 1005, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Util Code § 454.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 454.3.

454.3.  The commission may, after a hearing, approve an increase of from one-half of 1 percent to 1 percent in the rate of return otherwise allowed an electrical corporation on its electric plant for investment by the corporation in facilities meeting one of the following requirements:(a) The facility is designed to generate electricity from a renewable resource, including, but not limited to, solar energy, geothermal steam, wind, and hydroelectric power at new or existing dams; the facility is subject to Resources Agency review of its environmental impacts and determination that the facility is environmentally acceptable; its capital costs, when added to its costs of operation and maintenance, result in a cost of electricity generated over the useful life of the facility less than that of electricity generated by existing facilities utilizing nuclear power or fossil fuel; and the facility is used and useful. (b) The facility is capable of meeting the then applicable environmental pollution standards; its capital costs, when added to its costs of operation and maintenance, result in a cost of electricity generated over the useful life of the facility less than that of electricity generated by existing facilities utilizing nuclear power or fossil fuel; and the facility is used and useful.(c) The facility is experimental and is, in the determination of the commission, reasonably designed to improve or perfect technology for the generation of electricity from renewable resources or to more efficiently utilize other resources in a manner which will decrease environmental pollution from and lower the costs of the electricity generated.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 108, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 454.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 454.4.

454.4.  The commission shall establish rates for gas which is utilized in cogeneration technology projects not higher than the rates established for gas utilized as a fuel by an electric plant in the generation of electricity, except that this rate shall apply only to that quantity of gas which an electrical corporation serving the area where a cogeneration technology project is located, or an equivalent area, would require in the generation of an equivalent amount of electricity based on the corporation’s average annual incremental heat rate and reasonable transmission losses or that quantity of gas actually consumed by the cogeneration technology project in the sequential production of electricity and steam, heat, or useful work, whichever is the lower quantity.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 840, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Util Code § 454.51 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 454.51.

454.51.  The commission shall do all of the following:(a) Identify a diverse and balanced portfolio of resources needed to ensure a reliable electricity supply that provides optimal integration of renewable energy in a cost-effective manner. The portfolio shall rely upon zero carbon-emitting resources to the maximum extent reasonable and be designed to achieve any statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit established pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code) or any successor legislation.(b) Direct each electrical corporation to include, as part of its proposed procurement plan, a strategy for procuring best-fit and least-cost resources to satisfy the portfolio needs identified by the commission pursuant to subdivision (a).(c) Ensure that the net costs of any incremental renewable energy integration resources procured by an electrical corporation to satisfy the need identified in subdivision (a) are allocated on a fully nonbypassable basis consistent with the treatment of costs identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 365.1.(d) Permit community choice aggregators to submit proposals for satisfying their portion of the renewable integration need identified in subdivision (a). If the commission finds this need is best met through long-term procurement commitments for resources, community choice aggregators shall also be required to make long-term commitments for resources. The commission shall approve proposals pursuant to this subdivision if it finds all of the following:(1) The resources proposed by a community choice aggregator will provide equivalent integration of renewable energy.(2) The resources proposed by a community choice aggregator will promote the efficient achievement of state energy policy objectives, including reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.(3) Bundled customers of an electrical corporation will be indifferent from the approval of the community choice aggregator proposals.(e) Ensure that all costs resulting from nonperformance to satisfy the need in subdivision (a) or (d), as applicable, shall be borne by the electrical corporation or community choice aggregator that failed to perform.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 677, Sec. 7. (SB 1393) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 454.54 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 454.54.

454.54.  In addition to the requirements of Section 454.52, the integrated resource plan of each load-serving entity shall contribute to a diverse and balanced portfolio of resources needed to ensure a reliable electricity supply that provides optimal integration of renewable energy resources in a cost-effective manner, meets the emissions reduction targets for greenhouse gases described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 454.52, and prevents cost shifting among load-serving entities.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 431, Sec. 1. (SB 618) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Util Code § 454.55 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Rates|Section 454.55.

454.55.  (a) (1) The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, shall identify all potentially achievable cost-effective electricity efficiency savings and establish efficiency targets for an electrical corporation to achieve, pursuant to Section 454.5, consistent with the targets established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25310 of the Public Resources Code.(2) By July 1, 2018, and every four years thereafter, each electrical corporation shall report on its progress toward achieving the targets established pursuant to paragraph (1).(b) (1) By December 31, 2023, the commission shall, in a new or existing proceeding, undertake a comprehensive review of the feasibility, costs, barriers, and benefits of achieving a cumulative doubling of energy efficiency savings and demand reduction by 2030 pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25310 of the Public Resources Code.(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 25310 of the Public Resources Code, if the commission concludes the targets established for electrical corporations to achieve pursuant to subdivision (a) are not cost effective, feasible, or pose potential adverse impacts to public health and safety, the commission shall revise the targets to the level that optimizes the amount of energy efficiency savings and demand reduction and shall modify, revise, or update its policies as needed to address barriers preventing achievement of those targets.(c) The commission shall ensure that there are sufficient moneys available to electrical corporations to meet the efficiency targets established pursuant to subdivision (a). This subdivision shall not be construed to authorize the commission to impose or increase any tax.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 212. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)