California Public Utilities Code 8376 – For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions …
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Decarbonization charge” means a charge that is added to the billing for service associated with the electrical meter, or other measuring device, under the control of an energy supplier located at the subscriber property where a decarbonization upgrade is located, and that is collected in order to pay for a decarbonization upgrade.
Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 8376
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(b) “Decarbonization upgrade” means all of the following:
(1) A change to a subscriber property that reduces the demand for electricity from an energy supplier.
(2) A change to a subscriber property that allows for storage of energy.
(3) A change to a subscriber property that reduces the use of fossil fuels.
(4) A change to a subscriber property that converts water, wind, or sunlight to usable electricity.
(c) “Energy supplier” means either of the following:
(1) An entity that offers an electricity product for sale to retail consumers in California, including an electrical corporation, local publicly owned electric utility, electric service provider, and community choice aggregator.
(2) Any private corporation or association organized for purposes of transmitting or distributing electricity exclusively to its stockholders or members at cost, including an electrical cooperative.
(d) “Subscriber” means a person or entity that purchases electricity or electrical grid services from an energy supplier and is billed for the electricity or electrical grid services by the energy supplier, either directly or by another entity on behalf of the energy supplier.
(e) “Subscriber property” means residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, or other real property owned, leased, or licensed for occupancy by the subscriber.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 834, Sec. 2. (SB 1112) Effective January 1, 2023.)