Section 3300 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions And Definitions From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1.5. >> Chapter 1.
3300
. The Legislature finds and declares that in order to furnish
the citizens of California with reliable, affordable electrical
power, to ensure sufficient power reserves, to assure stability and
rationality in California's electricity market, to encourage energy
efficiency and conservation as well as the use of renewable energy
resources, and to protect the public health, welfare, and safety, the
state needs to finance, purchase, lease, own, operate, acquire, or
otherwise provide financial assistance for public and private
facilities for the generation and transmission of electricity and for
renewable energy, energy efficiency, and conservation programs.