California Public Utilities Code

§ 379.9

PUC § 379.9 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 2.3 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)In administering the self-generation incentive program pursuant to Section 379.6, the commission shall allocate at least 10 percent of the annual collection for the program in the 2020 calendar year for the installation of energy storage and other eligible distributed energy resources as determined by the commission pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 379.6 for customers that operate a critical facility or critical infrastructure serving communities in high fire threat districts to support resiliency during a deenergization event. Eligible customers may include, but are not limited to, emergency responders, emergency operations centers, emergency shelters, water suppliers, wastewater agencies, fire stations, and police stations.

(b)In allocating funds pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall do all of the following:

(1)Adjust the rules of the self-generation incentive program, if necessary, for the amount allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) to allow for the use of backup power when electricity is shut off due to wildfire risk.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 394, Sec. 1. (AB 1144) Effective January 1, 2020.