§ 784.2. — 784.2. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 598, Sec. 1.)

California § 784.2.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PUC: Public Utilities Code - PUC
• Div. 1.: DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
• Part 1.: PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT
• Ch. 4.: CHAPTER 4. Regulation of Public Utilities
• Art. 3.: ARTICLE 3. Equipment, Practices, and Facilities

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Before the exhaustion of the funds made available pursuant to the monetary incentive program for biomethane projects adopted in Decision 15-06-029 (June 11, 2015), Decision Regarding the Costs of Compliance with Decision 14-01-034 and Adoption of Biomethane Promotion Policies and Program, and no later than July 1, 2019, the commission shall open a proceeding to consider options to further the goals of Section 399.24, including consideration of whether to allow recovery in rates of the costs of investments to do each of the following:
(a)
Ensure that prudent and reasonable investments for infrastructure pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) provide a direct benefit, such as safety, reliability, affordability, or reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, to all classes of ratepayers and are
in the interests of all classes of ratepayers.
(b)
Facilitate direct investment in the procurement and installation of utility infrastructure necessary to achieve interconnection between the natural gas transmission and distribution pipeline network and biomethane generation and collection equipment, and of gathering lines for a dairy cluster biomethane project.
(c)
Provide for the installation of utility infrastructure to achieve interconnection with facilities that generate biomethane.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 598, Sec. 1. (AB 3187) Effective January 1, 2019.