Section 776 Of Article 3. Equipment, Practices, And Facilities From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The commission shall, in a single rulemaking or other
appropriate proceeding, not to exceed 18 months in duration, consider
the need for performance reliability standards and, upon making the
determination pursuant to subdivision (c), develop and implement
performance reliability standards, for all backup power systems
installed on the property of residential and small commercial
customers by a facilities-based provider of telephony services. Those
standards shall do all the following:
(1) Establish minimum operating life.
(2) Establish minimum periods of time during which a telephone
system with a charged backup power system will provide the customer
with sufficient electricity for emergency usage.
(3) Establish means to warn a customer when the backup power
system's charge is low or when the system can no longer hold a
charge.
(b) The commission, in developing and implementing any standards
in accordance with subdivision (a), shall consider current best
practices and technical feasibility for establishing battery backup
requirements.
(c) The commission shall not implement standards in accordance
with this section unless it determines that the benefits of the
standards exceed the costs.
(d) Before January 1, 2008, the commission shall prepare and
submit to the Legislature a report on the results of the proceeding.