Section 398.5 Of Article 14. Disclosure Of Sources Of Electrical Generation From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.3. >> Article 14.
398.5
. (a) Retail suppliers that disclose specific purchases
pursuant to Section 398.4 shall annually report to the Energy
Commission, for each electricity offering for the previous calendar
year, each of the following:
(1) The kilowatthours purchased, by generator and fuel type during
the previous calendar year, consistent with the meter data,
including losses, reported to the system operator.
(2) For each electricity offering the kilowatthours sold at
retail.
(3) For each electricity offering the disclosures made to
consumers pursuant to Section 398.4.
(b) Information submitted to the Energy Commission pursuant to
this section that is a trade secret as defined in subdivision (d) of
Section 3426.1 of the Civil Code shall not be released except in an
aggregated form such that trade secrets cannot be discerned.
(c) The Energy Commission shall specify guidelines and standard
formats, based on the requirements of this article and subject to
public hearing, for the submittal of information pursuant to this
article.
(d) In developing the rules and procedures specified in this
section, the Energy Commission shall seek to minimize the reporting
burden and cost of reporting that it imposes on retail suppliers.
(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to generators
providing electric service onsite, under an over-the-fence
transaction as described in Section 218, or to an affiliate or
affiliates, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 372.
(f) The Energy Commission may verify environmental claims made by
retail suppliers.