Section 6353 Of Article 3. Surcharge From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 2.5. >> Article 3.
6353
. For purpose of calculating the surcharge required in Section
6352, the energy transporter shall do all of the following:
(a) For each transportation customer, determine the volume of
transported gas or electricity, in therms or kilowatt hours
respectively, subject to the surcharge.
(b) Determine the weighted average cost of the energy transporter'
s gas or electricity. For gas, the energy transporter shall use its
tariffed core subscription weighted average cost of gas (WACOG)
exclusive of any California sourced franchise fee factor. For
electricity, the energy transporter shall use that portion of the
otherwise applicable utility rate or charge which, pursuant to
commissioner order, is removed from the bill of a retail electric
customer who has elected direct access to reflect the fact that the
customer is purchasing energy from a nonutility provider exclusive of
any California sourced franchise fee factor. For an energy
transporter that does not provide gas or electricity at a commission
tariffed rate, the energy transporter shall use the equivalent
tariffed rate of the commission regulated energy transporter
operating in the same service area.
(c) Determine a product for each transportation customer by
multiplying the volume determined pursuant to subdivision (a) by the
weighted average cost determined pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d) Determine the surcharge applicable to each transportation
customer by multiplying the product determined pursuant to
subdivision (c) by the sum of the franchise fee factor plus any
franchise fee surcharge authorized for the energy transporter as
approved by the commission in the energy transporter's most recent
proceeding in which those factors and surcharges were set. An energy
transporter not regulated by the commission shall multiply the
product determined in subdivision (c) by the franchise fee rate
contained in its individual franchise agreement in effect in each
municipality.
(e) The surcharge assessed pursuant to this chapter only applies
to the end use point.