Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law requires the commission to require electrical corporations and gas corporations to perform home weatherization services, as described, for low-income customers if the commission determines that a significant need for those services exists in the corporation’s service territory, taking into consideration both the cost-effectiveness of the services and the policy of reducing the hardships facing low-income households, as specified.

This bill would require the commission to require electrical corporations and gas corporations, in performing home weatherization services, to prioritize household affordability, integration of electrification and health and safety measures, and coordinated delivery across fuel types and housing conditions, while preserving flexibility in program design.

Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.