SECTIONS 9500-9502 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 9500-9502

9500. (a) Each publicly owned electric and gas utility that
provides the energy for space heating for low-income customers shall
also provide home weatherization services for those customers if a
significant need for those services exists in the utility's service
territory, as determined by the utility, taking into consideration
both the cost-effectiveness of the services and the public policy of
reducing financial hardships facing low-income households. Publicly
owned utilities shall not have to duplicate low-income home
weatherization services provided by gas and electrical corporations
serving the same service territory.
(b) (1) For purposes of this section, "weatherization" includes,
where feasible, any of the following measures for any dwelling unit:
(A) Attic insulation.
(B) Caulking.
(C) Weatherstripping.
(D) Low flow showerhead.
(E) Waterheater blanket.
(F) Door and building envelope repairs which reduce air
infiltration.
(2) Each publicly owned electric and gas utility shall provide as
many of these measures as it determines to be feasible and
cost-effective for each eligible low-income dwelling unit.
(c) "Weatherization" may also include other building conservation
measures, energy-efficient appliances, and energy education programs
determined by the utility to be feasible, taking into consideration
both the cost-effectiveness of the measures and the public policy of
reducing the financial hardships facing low-income households.

9501. Each publicly owned electric and gas utility shall develop
and implement its low-income home weatherization program, in
consultation with gas and electrical corporations and the Department
of Economic Opportunity, to avoid duplication and to ensure the most
efficient use of public and private resources. For ratemaking
purposes, gas and electrical corporation expenditures for
consultation and coordination shall be recoverable from ratepayers,
subject to the Public Utilities Commission's authority to determine
the reasonableness of the amount of the expenditures.

9502. On or before December 1, 1994, and on a biennial basis
thereafter, each publicly owned electric and gas utility shall submit
a report to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission describing the status of their low-income weatherization
programs required by Sections 9500 and 9501. Thereafter, as part of
the biennial conservation report prepared pursuant to Section 25401.1
of the Public Resources Code, the commission shall report to the
Legislature summarizing publicly owned utility efforts to comply with
Sections 9500 and 9501.