The Powering Up Californians Act requires the Public Utilities Commission, on or before September 30, 2024, to establish reasonable average and maximum target energization time periods, as defined, and a procedure for customers to report energization delays to the commission, as provided. The act requires the commission to require the electrical corporation to take remedial actions necessary to achieve the commission's targets and requires all reports to be publicly available.
This bill would require an electrical corporation to compile a list of information needed to approve or deny an application for energization, to post an example of a complete, approved energization application and an example of a complete energization application for a housing development project, and to make those items available by no later than July 1, 2026. The bill would also require an electrical corporation to determine if an application for energization is complete and provide notice or otherwise provide certain information under a specified procedure and timeframe. The bill would require an electrical corporation, upon approval of the application, to immediately transmit that determination to the applicant by electronic mail and, if applicable, by posting the response on its internet website, as specified.
Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
Because the above provisions would be part of the Public Utilities Act and a violation of a commission action implementing this bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Statutes affected:
AB 1026: 65913.3 GOV
02/20/25 - Introduced: 65913.3 GOV
03/24/25 - Amended Assembly: 65913.3 GOV
04/10/25 - Amended Assembly: 65913.3 GOV