Energy: electrical and gas corporations: general rate cases.

Assembly Member Boerner's utility oversight legislation would require California electrical and gas corporations to provide detailed historical and forecasting data during general rate case proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission. The measure establishes new reporting mandates covering financial performance, infrastructure projects, and operational metrics over 10-year periods.

Under the proposed requirements, utilities must submit comprehensive documentation of their authorized versus actual expenditures across all work categories, breaking down labor and non-labor costs between capital expenses and operations. The reporting includes detailed tracking of asset repairs, installations and replacements, along with both authorized and actual rates of return. For distribution capacity projects, utilities must account for previously forecasted work, actual project status, and any cancellations or delays.

The bill designates violations of these reporting requirements as criminal offenses under the Public Utilities Act, while specifying that no state reimbursement is required for local agencies to implement the changes. The Public Utilities Commission would incorporate the expanded documentation into its existing rate case review process, which determines whether utility charges meet the standard of "just and reasonable" rates under California law.