PROPOSITION 80

ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS. REGULATION. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

• Subjects electric service providers, as defined, to control and regulation by California Public Utilities Commission.
• Imposes restrictions on electricity customers’ ability to switch from private utilities to other electric providers.
• Provides that registration by electric service providers with Commission constitutes providers’ consent to regulation.
• Requires all retail electric sellers, instead of just private utilities, to increase renewable energy resource procurement by at least 1% each year, with 20% of retail sales procured from renewable energy by 2010, instead of current requirement of 2017.
• Imposes duties on Commission, Legislature and electrical providers.

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S ESTIMATE OF NET STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL IMPACT:

• Potential annual state administrative costs ranging from negligible up to around $4 million for regulatory activities of the California Public Utilities Commission, paid for by fee revenues.
• Unknown net impact on state and local government costs and revenues due to the measure’s uncertain impact on retail electricity rates.