Section 384.5 Of Article 7. Research, Environmental, And Low-income Funds From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.3. >> Article 7.
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. (a) On or before March 1, 2014, the commission shall order
electrical corporations to submit, on or before July 1, 2015, a
tariff to be used, at the discretion of local governments, to fund
energy efficiency improvements in street light poles owned by the
electrical corporations to ensure reduced energy consumption for
local governments who are streetlight customers covered by these
tariffs.
(b) The tariff shall be designed to allow local governments to
remit the cost of the improvement through the tariff over time,
resulting in reduced energy consumption, without shifting costs to
nonparticipating ratepayers. The cost of the improvement shall be
identified separately rather than included within the charge for
electrical service.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the improvement performed
pursuant to the tariff submitted under subdivision (a) shall be
eligible for any rebate or incentives available through
ratepayer-funded programs intended to increase energy efficiency.
(d) The electrical corporation that owns the street light poles
shall install or otherwise make the energy efficiency improvements
selected by the local government with an appropriately trained
workforce in accordance with all applicable safety orders of the
commission.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(1) "Electrical corporation" means an electrical corporation, as
defined in Section 218, with at least 100,000 service connections in
California.
(2) "Street light pole" means a pole, arm, or fixture used
primarily for street, pedestrian, or security lighting.