AB 920 An act to amend Section 2827 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy

Existing law relative to private energy producers requires every
electric distribution utility or cooperative, as defined, upon
request, to make available to an eligible customer-generator, as
defined, a standard contract or tariff for net energy metering on a
first-come-first-served basis until the time that the total rated
generating capacity used by eligible customer-generators exceeds a
specified amount. Existing law provides that where the electricity
generated by the eligible customer-generator exceeds the electricity
supplied by the electric distribution utility or cooperative during a
12-month period, the eligible customer-generator is a net
electricity producer and the electric distribution utility or
cooperative retains any excess kilowatthours generated and the
customer-generator is not owed compensation for those excess
kilowatthours unless the electric distribution utility or cooperative
enters into a purchase agreement with the eligible
customer-generator for those excess kilowatthours.

This bill would replace the definition of "electric distribution
utility or cooperative" in existing law relative to private energy
producers with a definition of "electric utility." The bill would
require the ratemaking authority, as defined, for the electric
utility to adopt, by January 1, 2011, a net surplus electricity
compensation valuation to compensate a net surplus.


See the entire bill here at the link below:


http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0901-0950/ab_920_bill_20090226_introduced.html