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                                                                  SB 441
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          SENATE THIRD READING
          SB 441 (Soto)
          As Amended  August 22, 2005
          Majority vote

           SENATE VOTE  :   23-12
            
           UTILITIES AND COMMERCE         8-2                   
          APPROPRIATIONS      10-6        
           
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          |Ayes:|Levine, Bogh, Baca,       |Ayes:|Chu, Bass, Berg, Laird,   |
          |     |Pavley,                   |     |Klehs, Leno, Levine,      |
          |     |De La Torre, Jerome       |     |Saldana, Yee, Mullin      |
          |     |Horton, Montanez, Jones   |     |                          |
          |     |                          |     |                          |
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          |Nays:|Blakeslee, Keene          |Nays:|Sharon Runner, Emmerson,  |
          |     |                          |     |Haynes, Nakanishi,        |
          |     |                          |     |Nation, Walters           |
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           SUMMARY  :  Prohibits the California Public Utilities Commission  
          (PUC) from requiring the installation of advanced metering  
          infrastructure (AMI) unless it first evaluates the effects on  
          rates, the amount of peak load reduction, and the feasibility.    
            

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  PUC indicates this bill is consistent with  
          activities currently underway and that any costs associated with  
          this bill can be absorbed using existing resources.

           COMMENTS  :  According to the author, the purpose of this bill is  
          to protect ratepayers by ensuring that if PUC adopts  
          time-differentiated electricity rates for residential or small  
          commercial customers, it had determined that net-metering is  
          cost effective.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Gina Mandy / U. & C. / (916) 319-2083


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