California § 9616 - To the extent that doing so is cost effective, a local publicly owned electric ut
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 9616 — To the extent that doing so is cost effective, a local publicly owned electric ut, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9616. To the extent that doing so is cost effective, a local publicly owned electric ut
(a) To the extent that doing so is cost effective, a local publicly owned electric utility providing electric service to 250,000 or more customers within the Los Angeles Basin shall maximize the use of demand response, renewable energy resources, and energy efficiency to reduce demand in the area where electrical reliability has been impacted as a result of reductions in gas storage capacity and gas deliverability resulting from the well failure at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility first reported to the commission in October 2015. (b) For purposes of this section, âLos Angeles Basinâ means the area identified as the âAliso Canyon Delivery Areaâ on page 11 of the Aliso Canyon Risk Assessment Technical Report, dated April 5, 2016.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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