Section 371 Of Article 6. Requirements For The Public Utilities Commission From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.3. >> Article 6.
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. (a) Except as provided in Sections 372 and 374, the uneconomic
costs provided in Sections 367, 368, 375, and 376 shall be applied
to each customer based on the amount of electricity purchased by the
customer from an electrical corporation or alternate supplier of
electricity, subject to changes in usage occurring in the normal
course of business.
(b) Changes in usage occurring in the normal course of business
are those resulting from changes in business cycles, termination of
operations, departure from the utility service territory, weather,
reduced production, modifications to production equipment or
operations, changes in production or manufacturing processes, fuel
switching, including installation of fuel cells pending a contrary
determination by the California Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission in Section 383, enhancement or increased
efficiency of equipment or performance of existing self-cogeneration
equipment, replacement of existing cogeneration equipment with new
power generation equipment of similar size as described in paragraph
(1) of subdivision (a) of Section 372, installation of demand-side
management equipment or facilities, energy conservation efforts, or
other similar factors.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to exempt or
alter the obligation of a customer to comply with Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 119075) of Part 15 of Division 104 of the
Health and Safety Code. Nothing in this section shall be construed as
a limitation on the ability of residential customers to alter their
pattern of electricity purchases by activities on the customer side
of the meter.