Pub. Util. Code, § 6353 · Article 3. Surcharge
Pub. Util. Code, § 6353
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 485, Sec. 138. Effective January 1, 1999.
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