Bill > AB1302

This bill requires the California Energy Commission to study and design a new system for electricity customers (including those served by electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, local publicly owned electric utilities, and electrical cooperatives) to generate their own electricity at their commercial or residential sites by December 31, 2031. The commission must develop this new system with several key objectives: ensuring fair treatment of all electrical customers, increasing transparency in calculating departing load charges (fees charged when customers reduce their electricity consumption from a utility), promoting renewable energy development, supporting the state's clean energy goals, and considering the benefits of customer-generated energy. The bill mandates that the commission create a stakeholder input mechanism and submit a report to the Legislature by December 31, 2027, detailing the proposed new process for departing load charges and any recommended legislative actions. The goal is to make it easier for customers to understand how charges are determined when they generate their own electricity and to support the broader transition to clean energy in California. The bill will automatically be repealed on December 31, 2031, ensuring it is a time-limited initiative to study and potentially reform how customer-generated electricity is handled.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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