Pub. Util. Code, § 977 · Article 3. Methane Leakage Abatement
Pub. Util. Code, § 977
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
In order to achieve transparency and accountability for rate revenues and best value for ratepayers, and consistent with the commission’s existing ratemaking procedures and authority to establish just and reasonable rates, the commission shall consider all of the following:
(a) Providing an adequate workforce to achieve the objectives of reducing hazards and emissions from leaks, including leak avoidance, reduction, and repair.
(b) Providing revenues for all activities identified and required pursuant to Section 975, including any adjustment of allowance for lost and unaccounted for gas related to actual leakage volumes.
(c) Providing guidance for treatment of expenditures as being either an item of expense or a capital investment.
(d) The impact on affordability of gas service for vulnerable customers as a result of the incremental costs of compliance with the adopted rules and procedures.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 525, Sec. 2. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2015.
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