Assembly advances bill to set utility hookup timelines for small energization projects (SB 1196)
SB 1196 would direct the CPUC to create timelines for utility hookups for small energization projects and allow applicants to file connection requests with building permits; the Assembly passed the bill on concurrence (45–8).
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The sponsor presented SB 1196 on behalf of Senator McNerney as legislation to streamline small energization projects by allowing applicants to submit utility hookup requests when they apply for a building permit, creating CPUC timelines for IOUs, and barring utilities from canceling a connection without applicant consent. The presenter said homeowners waiting for ADU hookups have in some cases waited a year.
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