Existing law requires the California Public Utilities Commission to enforce rules governing the extension of service by electrical corporations, as specified.
This bill would require the commission to provide guidance to electrical corporations for the prioritization of projects in each electrical corporation’s distribution interconnection queue and customer service connections, including that the project is shovel-ready, as determined by the commission.
Committee Location: (Updated 9/7/23) Held in the Senate Appropriations Committee (dead).
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Bill Author
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin represents California’s 42nd Assembly District, which includes portions of both Ventura and Los Angeles Counties Assemblymember Irwin currently chairs the Joint Committee on Climate Change Policies, and is a member of the Agriculture Committee, Business & Professions Committee, Privacy & Consumer Protection Committee, Rules Committee, and the Utilities & Energy Committee. Assemblymember Irwin also chairs the Assembly Select Committee on Cybersecurity, and Co-chairs the National Conference of State Legislatures Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, and Cybersecurity.
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