(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission consider the legal, administrative, and operational costs that an electric microutility faces if it is named as a respondent in a hearing generally applicable to electrical corporations. The limited resources of a microutility are disproportionately strained by the cost of response.

(b) Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that the commission consider the costs described in subdivision (a) before naming an electric microutility as a respondent in a hearing generally applicable to electrical corporations.

Ask a business law question, get an answer ASAP!
Thousands of highly rated, verified business lawyers.
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 2780.1

(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 639, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)