Electrical rates: credits: hot climate zones.
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Fiscal committee
No
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No
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Utilities and Energy
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- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill aims to protect low-income residents and public schools in California’s hot climate zones from excessively high electricity rates during extreme heat. It requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to ensure that electrical rate schedules don’t create an ‘unreasonable hardship’ for these groups, specifically when temperatures exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The bill also establishes a credit system to mitigate the impact of tiered rates on customers during these hot days, and extends this credit to local publicly owned electric utilities. Finally, it addresses greenhouse gas allowance revenue distribution and reporting requirements.
Key provisions
- Requires the PUC to ensure electrical rates don’t cause unreasonable hardship for public schools and economically vulnerable customers in hot climate zones.
- Defines ‘unreasonable hardship’ as rates exceeding the baseline rate during hours above 90°F.
- Establishes a credit system for residential customers in hot climate zones to mitigate the impact of tiered rates during extremely hot days.
- Extends the credit system to local publicly owned electric utilities.
- Requires the PUC to calculate the additional credit based on temperature thresholds.
- Defines key terms, including ‘economically vulnerable residential customer’ and ‘hot climate zone’.
- Addresses the allocation and credit distribution of greenhouse gas allowance revenues.
- Mandates reporting requirements for local publicly owned electric utilities regarding greenhouse gas allowance revenue uses.
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