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Committee sends AB 1117 to appropriations to expand optional dynamic electricity pricing
Summary
AB 1117 would require the CPUC to develop optional dynamic tariffs so customers could choose rates that vary by hour or day; supporters said dynamic pricing can lower bills and reduce grid upgrades, while utilities asked for more regulatory flexibility to work through complexities.
Assemblymember Schultz presented AB 1117, which would require the California Public Utilities Commission to develop optional dynamic tariffs that customers could elect to shift consumption away from high-cost hours and toward periods of abundant low-carbon electricity.
"AB 1117 would provide all ratepayers the option to elect a dynamic rate tariff, thereby encouraging them to shift consumption away from high priced periods when the electricity grid is its most…
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