CEA-021
Public Hearing Noticing Policy
Adopted __________, 2023
Rate Adjustment Public Hearing Noticing Policy
1.0 PURPOSE
The purpose of this Rate Adjustment Public Hearing Noticing Policy (Policy) is to clarify the notice required for public hearings conducted by Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) related to rate adjustments.
2.0 POLICY
It shall be the Policy of the Board of Directors of CEA to hold a public hearing on any proposed rate adjustment. Unless otherwise required by law, CEA shall give at least 10 days’ notice of any such public hearing by posting the notice on CEA’s website and providing notice in at least one of the following ways:
1. Pursuant to Government Code section 6062a1 as may be amended from time to time;
2. By mailing notice postage prepaid to affected customers;
3. By including notice as an insert to the regular bill for charges transmitted to affected customers; or
4. By including a related message directly on the customer’s monthly electricity bill (on the page addressing CEA charges).
Pursuant to Section 8.10 of the Clean Energy Alliance Implementation Plan, any proposed rate adjustment will be made to the Board and affected customers will be given the opportunity to provide comment on the proposed rate changes. After proposing a rate adjustment, CEA will furnish affected customers with a notice of the public hearing, advising of its intent to adjust rates. The notice will provide a summary of the proposed rate adjustment and will include a link to the CEA Program website where information will be posted regarding the amount of the proposed adjustment, a brief statement of the reasons for the adjustment, and the mailing address of the CEA Program to which any customer inquiries relative to the proposed adjustment, including a request by the customer to receive notice of the date, time, and place of any hearing on the proposed adjustment, may be directed.
1 Government Code Section 6062a currently provides that “Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be for 10 days in a newspaper regularly published once a week or oftener. Two publications, with at least five days intervening between the dates of first and last publication not counting such publication dates, are sufficient. The period of notice commences upon the first day of publication and terminates at the end of the tenth day, including therein the first day.” Check Handling Policy
Proposed August 25, 2022
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