Section 2842.2 Of Chapter 8. Energy Efficiency Systems From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 8.

. The commission shall ensure that an electrical corporation utilizes long-term planning and a reliability assessment for upgrades to its transmission and distribution systems and that any upgrades are not inconsistent with promoting combined heat and power systems that are cost effective, technologically feasible, and environmentally beneficial, particularly as those combined heat and power systems reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.