§ 2841.5. — 2841.5. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 713, Sec. 1.)

California § 2841.5.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PUC: Public Utilities Code - PUC
• Div. 1.: DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
• Part 2.: PART 2. SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES
• Ch. 8.: CHAPTER 8. Energy Efficiency Systems
• Art. 1.: ARTICLE 1. Waste Heat and Carbon Emissions Reduction Act

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A local publicly owned electric utility serving retail end-use customers shall establish a program that does both of the following:
(a)
Allows retail end-use customers to utilize combined heat and power systems that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by achieving improved efficiencies utilizing heat that would otherwise be wasted in separate energy applications.
(b)
Provides a market for the purchase of excess electricity generated
by a combined heat and power system, at a just and reasonable rate, to be determined by the governing body of the utility.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 713, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.