Energy: billing.
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Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Utilities and Energy
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Progress
Where this bill stands in the legislative process.
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to increase transparency and consumer control over energy bills in California. It requires electrical and gas corporations to clearly disclose all public purpose program charges, provide an annual statement detailing these programs, and establish a mechanism for ratepayers to opt out of funding nonessential programs. The bill also includes provisions to limit back-billing periods and temporarily suspend certain fees and environmental compliance programs when electricity or natural gas prices exceed 10% of the national average.
Key provisions
- Requires disclosure of all public purpose program charges on electricity and gas bills.
- Mandates an annual public purpose program statement for ratepayers.
- Establishes a mechanism for ratepayers to opt out of nonessential public purpose programs.
- Limits back-billing periods for residential and small business customers.
- Suspends collection of fees and Cap-and-Invest Program payments when statewide electricity/natural gas prices exceed 10% of the national average.
- Requires local publicly owned utilities to revise tariff rules regarding back-billing periods.
Who is affected
- Ratepayers
- Electrical corporations
- Gas corporations
- Local publicly owned utilities
- State Air Resources Board
Notable changes
- Introduces requirements for detailed public purpose program disclosure.
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