California AB1301 amends the Public Utilities Code to facilitate competition in electricity generation markets, ensure open access, and maintain.

California AB1301 amends the Public Utilities Code to allow electrical corporations to recover reasonable expenditures for reconfiguring, replacing, or expanding transmission facilities. These expenditures must be for facilitating competition, ensuring open access, or enhancing reliability. The bill also mandates the creation of an Independent System Operator to manage transmission access and pricing. Additionally, it establishes a Public Advocate’s Office within the Public Utilities Commission to represent public utility customers.

California AB1301 amends the Public Utilities Code to facilitate competition in electricity generation markets, ensure open access, and maintain.

California AB1301 amends the Public Utilities Code to allow electrical corporations to recover reasonable expenditures for reconfiguring, replacing, or expanding transmission facilities. These expenditures must be for facilitating competition, ensuring open access, or enhancing reliability. The bill also mandates the creation of an Independent System Operator to manage transmission access and pricing. Additionally, it establishes a Public Advocate’s Office within the Public Utilities Commission to represent public utility customers.