California Public Utilities Code

§ 399.12

PUC § 399.12 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 2.3 · Art. 16

Statute text

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a)“Conduit hydroelectric facility” means a facility for the generation of electricity that uses only the hydroelectric potential of an existing pipe, ditch, flume, siphon, tunnel, canal, or other manmade conduit that is operated to distribute water for a beneficial use.

(b)“Balancing authority” means the responsible entity that integrates resource plans ahead of time, maintains load-interchange generation balance within a balancing authority area, and supports interconnection frequency in real time.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 677, Sec. 4. (SB 1393) Effective January 1, 2017.