California Public Utilities Code

§ 986

PUC § 986 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 4.7

Statute text

(a)Except for a gas corporation, or a local publicly owned gas utility offering gas service to core gas customers within its service territory, a core transport agent offering gas service to core gas customers shall, prior to the commencement of service, provide the potential customer with a written notice of the service describing the price, terms, and conditions of the service. The notices shall include all of the following:

(1)A clear description of the price, terms, and conditions of service, including all of the following:

(A)The price of gas expressed in a format that makes it possible for core gas customers to compare and select among similar products and services on a standard basis. The commission shall adopt rules to implement this subdivision. The commission shall require disclosure of the total price of gas on a cents-per-therm basis, including the costs of all gas services and charges regulated by the commission. The commission shall also require estimates of the total monthly bill for the gas service at varying consumption levels, including the costs of all gas services and charges regulated by the commission. In determining these rules, the commission may consider alternatives to the cents-per-therm disclosure if other information would provide the customer with sufficient information to compare among alternatives on a standard basis.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. (SB 656) Effective January 1, 2014.