PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
I.D.# 8768
ENERGY DIVISION RESOLUTION E-4250
January 21, 2010
RESOLUTION E-4250: This Resolution has been initiated by the Commission's Energy Division Staff. It has not been issued in response to an advice letter filing.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
This Resolution directs PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E to modify their CCA tariffs and clarifies rules that are intended to:
1. Describe when customers may opt-out of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) service.
2. Prevent utilities from refusing to sell electricity to CCAs.
3. Prevent utilities from offering goods, services, or programs as an inducement for a local government not to participate in a CCA.
ESTIMATED COST: No impact on utilities' revenue requirements.
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SUMMARY
Assembly Bill (AB) 117 enables cities and/or counties to implement a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program which allows communities to offer procurement service to electric customers within their political boundaries. The CCA rules include a process that allows customers to opt-out of the CCA-provided service in order to remain a utility bundled service customer. This Resolution clarifies that the utilities should not solicit or accept opt-out requests until the necessary information for an informed decision is made available to customers through the initiation of the notification period provided by Public Utilities (P.U.) Code Section 366.2 (c)(13)(A-C). This Resolution also promulgates rules preventing utilities from (i) refusing to sell electricity to CCAs and (ii) offering goods, services, or programs as an inducement for a local government not to participate in a CCA.
