California § 589 - In an existing or new proceeding, the commission shall require the electrical and

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§ 589. In an existing or new proceeding, the commission shall require the electrical and

(a) In an existing or new proceeding, the commission shall require the electrical and gas corporations to cooperate in establishing a single Internet Web site available to the public that provides up-to-date information, updated no less frequently than once every 30 days, regarding ratepayer-funded energy efficiency assistance programs that, to the extent the information is available, in an aggregate format that would not provide identifying information about individual customers of the electrical and gas corporations, include all of the following: (1) The types of energy efficiency measures installed. (2) The ZIP Code location of each customer receiving ratepayer-funded energy efficiency assistance. (3) The amount of funds expended at each ZIP Code location. (4) The expected annual energy savings and reduced energy usage expected in kilowatthours or therms. (b) (1) The commission shall order the electrical and gas corporations to establish, based on data, ratepayer-funded energy efficiency assistance program reports on program totals, geographical and monthly statistics, cost distribution, and progress toward program goals. (2) The electrical and gas corporations shall make the reports available on the Internet Web site established pursuant to subdivision (a). (c) The commission shall require the electrical and gas corporations to publish data, including the amount expended, on the ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs that are not direct retrofits, including, but not limited to, research on building and appliance standards and marketing and outreach, on the Internet Web site established pursuant to subdivision (a). (d) The commission shall take steps necessary to ensure the Internet Web site established pursuant to subdivision (a) is available to the public on or before June 1, 2014. (e) The commission shall have a link to the Internet Web site established pursuant to subdivision (a) on the commission’s Internet Web site and require the electrical and gas corporations to have a link to the Internet Web site established pursuant to subdivision (a) on the appropriate page of the Internet Web site of each electrical and gas corporation.

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