• Subjects electric service providers, as defined, to control and regulation by California Public Utilities Commission.
• Imposes restrictions on electricity customers’ ability to switch from private utilities to other electric providers.
• Provides that registration by electric service providers with Commission constitutes providers’ consent to regulation.
• Requires all retail electric sellers, instead of just private utilities, to increase renewable energy resource procurement by at least 1% each year, with 20% of retail sales procured from renewable energy by 2010, instead of current requirement of 2017.
• Imposes duties on Commission, Legislature and electrical providers.