CalCCA Criticizes CPUC Use of New PCIA Calculation Methodologies
California Energy Markets
As the California Public Utilities Commission enters Track 2 of a rulemaking focused on improving utility Energy Resource Recovery Account proceedings and the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment, the California Community Choice Association continues to express concerns about how the Track 1 changes will impact ratepayers.
The CPUC is scheduled to have a prehearing conference for Track 2 of the rulemaking on Jan. 23. Track 2 will focus on renewable-energy credits. But CalCCA says the changes made to the market-price benchmark (MPB) calculation methodology during the first part of the rulemaking have led to the PCIA shifting cost burdens to customers who receive service from community choice aggregators.
“California law is clear: retail electric choice should not be used as a mechanism to shift costs from one group of customers to another,” CalCCA CEO Beth Vaughan said in a news release. “Unfortunately, the CPUC’s recent actions do exactly that, undermining the legal protections that exist to ensure a level playing field.”
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