California § 384.5 - On or before March 1, 2014, the commission shall order electrical corporations to

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§ 384.5. On or before March 1, 2014, the commission shall order electrical corporations to

(a) On or before March 1, 2014, the commission shall order electrical corporations to submit, on or before July 1, 2015, a tariff to be used, at the discretion of local governments, to fund energy efficiency improvements in street light poles owned by the electrical corporations to ensure reduced energy consumption for local governments who are streetlight customers covered by these tariffs. (b) The tariff shall be designed to allow local governments to remit the cost of the improvement through the tariff over time, resulting in reduced energy consumption, without shifting costs to nonparticipating ratepayers. The cost of the improvement shall be identified separately rather than included within the charge for electrical service. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the improvement performed pursuant to the tariff submitted under subdivision (a) shall be eligible for any rebate or incentives available through ratepayer-funded programs intended to increase energy efficiency. (d) The electrical corporation that owns the street light poles shall install or otherwise make the energy efficiency improvements selected by the local government with an appropriately trained workforce in accordance with all applicable safety orders of the commission. (e) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Electrical corporation” means an electrical corporation, as defined in Section 218, with at least 100,000 service connections in California. (2) “Street light pole” means a pole, arm, or fixture used primarily for street, pedestrian, or security lighting.

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