California Public Utilities Code

§ 2821

PUC § 2821 Effective Jan 1, 1993Div. 1 · Part 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The commission shall approve and establish equitable charges to be paid by an electrical corporation which purchases electricity or electrical generating capacity, or both, from any private energy producer employing other than a conventional power source for the generation of electricity.

(b)The commission, on its own motion or on application of an electrical corporation or a private energy producer, may also specify the prices, terms, and conditions for the purchase or sale of electricity or electrical generating capacity, or both, between an electrical corporation and a private energy producer, and these prices, terms, and conditions, so specified, shall be considered reasonable and prudent for all purposes. The commission may act to specify these prices, terms, and conditions on its own motion or on application of an electrical corporation or a private energy producer.

(c)Every private energy producer employing hydroelectric facilities, who executes a contract with an electrical corporation on or after January 1, 1988, or prior to that date, for the purchase of electricity or electrical generating capacity, or both, shall obtain and provide proof of compliance by the private energy producer with all state laws relating to the control, appropriation, use, and distribution of water, including, but not limited to, the obtaining of applicable licenses and permits. The private energy producer shall also provide proof of compliance with the federal Clean Water Act.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 739, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.