California Public Utilities Code

§ 8381

PUC § 8381 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 4.1 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, “electrical consumption data” means data about a customer’s electrical usage that is made available as part of an advanced metering infrastructure, and includes the name, account number, or residence of the customer.

(b)(1) A local publicly owned electric utility shall not share, disclose, or otherwise make accessible to any third party a customer’s electrical consumption data, except as provided in subdivision (f) or upon the consent of the customer.

(2)A local publicly owned electric utility shall not sell a customer’s electrical consumption data or any other personally identifiable information for any purpose.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 188, Sec. 3. (AB 2788) Effective January 1, 2021.